Kyakhta: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Buryatiya Republic
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 18,431
• Coordinates: 50.3496° N, 106.4510° E
• Time zone: Asia/Irkutsk (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 4,447 km (2,763 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Baikal International Airport (UUD): 176 km (110 mi), straight line
• Irkutsk International Airport (IKT): 257 km (159 mi), straight line
• Bulgan Airport (UGA, Mongolia): 271 km (169 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Altanbulag, Mongolia: 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
• Suehbaatar, Mongolia: 22 km (13 mi)
• Delgerhaan, Mongolia: 35 km (22 mi)
• Jargalant, Mongolia: 51 km (32 mi)
• Orhon, Mongolia: 62 km (38 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ulan-Ude, 183 km (114 mi)