Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Забайкальский край, tr. Zabaikalʹskii krai, IPA: [zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj], lit. "Transbaikal krai") is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 1,107,107.
Zabaykalsky Krai | |
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| Забайкальский край | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 54°00′N 118°00′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Far Eastern |
| Economic region | Far Eastern |
| Administrative center | Chita |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Aleksandr Osipov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 431,892 km2 (166,754 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,004,125 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 1,072,806 |
| • Rank | 50th |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 69.1% |
| • Rural | 30.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (MSK+6 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-ZAB |
| License plates | 75, 80 |
| OKTMO ID | 76000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | http://www.забайкальскийкрай.рф |
The krai was created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug, after a referendum held on the issue on March 11, 2007. In 2018, the krai became part of the Far Eastern Federal District.
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