51°24′N109°54′E / 51.400°N 109.900°E /51.400; 109.900
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Bada (Russian:Бада) is arural locality (aselo) inKhiloksky District ofZabaykalsky Krai,Russia, located along theKhilok River. Population:4,687 (2010 Census);[1]5,382 (2002 Census).[2]
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Bada was founded in 1895 as a railway station of theTrans-Siberian Railway. During theRussian Civil War inTransbaikal in 1920, the Japanese Expeditionary Troops and military formations of theFar Eastern Republic met at the Bada and Gongota stations to ensure a secure evacuation of the Japanese forces home. Prompted by the Japanese withdrawal fromEastern Siberia during summer of 1920, the Soviet troops launched a series of operations which ended in liberation ofChita and Transbaikal from the troops ofatamanGrigory Semyonov in October 1920.
In the following decades Bada developed quickly and its population increased significantly in the 1960s because of the nearby construction ofBada air base.
Since the 1990s, there has been a permanent population decrease in Bada and nearby villages. The railroad is currently the only provider of employment.