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Shivanda

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Shivanda 

a balneological health resort in Shilka Raion, Chita Oblast, RSFSR; situated at an elevation of 800 m in the Shivanda River valley, 205 km from Chita and 15 km from the Razmakhnino railroad station. Summers are warm, with an average July temperature of 20°C, and winters are cold, with an average January temperature of –27°C. Shivanda receives 290 mm of precipitation a year. The therapeutic waters used in the resort come from carbonic ferruginous hydrocarbonate calcium-magnesium springs and are used for bathing and drinking. The resort offers treatment for disorders of the cardiovascular system, digestive organs, and respiratory organs; it does not treat tuberculosis, however. Shivanda has a sanatorium.



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