Zabaykalsky Krai
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Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Забайкальский край, romanized: Zabaykal'skiy kray, lit. 'Transbaikal territory', IPA: [zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj]) 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.[9]
For a historical region, see Transbaikal.
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Zabaykalsky Krai | |
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Забайкальский край | |
Coordinates: 54°00′N 118°00′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Far Eastern[1] |
Economic region | Far Eastern[2] |
Administrative center | Chita |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Assembly[3] |
• Governor[3] | Aleksandr Osipov |
Area | |
• Total | 431,892 km2 (166,754 sq mi) |
• Rank | 12th |
Population | |
• Total | 1,004,125 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 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 [7]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-ZAB |
License plates | 75, 80 |
OKTMO ID | 76000000 |
Official languages | Russian[8] |
Website | http://www.забайкальскийкрай.рф |
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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.[10]