| Zabaykalsky Krai (English) Забайкальский Край (Russian) |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Zabaykalsky Krai |
 Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Anthem: None | |
| Administrative center | Chita |
| Established | March 01, 2008[1] |
| Political status | Krai |
| Federal District | Siberian[2] |
| Economic region | East Siberian[3] |
| Area[4] | 431,500 km2 (166,603.1 sq mi) |
| - Rank within Russia | 10th |
| Code ISO 3166-2:RU |
91 RU-ZAB |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population[5] | 1,155,346 inhabitants |
| - Rank within Russia | 47th |
| - Density | 2.7 /km2 (7/sq mi) |
| - Urban[5] | 63.4% |
| - Rural[5] | 36.1% |
| Official language(s) | Russian[6][7] |
| Government (as of April 2009) | |
| Governor[8] | Ravil Geniatulin[9] |
| Legislative body | Legislative Assembly[8] |
| Charter | Charter of Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Official website | |
| http://www.e-zab.ru | |
Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Забайка́льский край) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that 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.
Ravil Geniatulin, the Governor of Chita Oblast, was elected Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai on February 5, 2008 by the majority of the deputies of both Chita Oblast Duma and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Duma. He assumed the post on March 1, 2008.[10]
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Geography
The krai is located within the historical region of Transbaikalia.
Borders
The krai has extensive international borders with China (998 km) and Mongolia (868 km) and internal borders with Irkutsk and Amur Oblasts, as well as with the Buryat and the Sakha Republics.
Time zone
Zabaykalsky Krai is located in the Yakutsk Time Zone (YAKT/YAKST). UTC offset is +0900 (YAKT)/+1000 (YAKST).
Administrative divisions
Demographics
The population was mostly Russians and Buryats, along with some Ukrainians and a few Evenks. There were 1,000 Jews in the regional capital. According to the 2002 census, Russians made up 89.8% of the population while Buryats were 6.1%. Other significant groups were Ukrainian (1.03%), Tatars (0.71%), Armenians (0.31%), Belorussian (0.26%), Azeri (0.18%), Evenks (0.13%), Nemts (0.11%), Chuvash (0.11%), Bashkirs (0.11%), Moldovan (0.07%), Mordvin (0.06%), Uzbek (0.06%) and Dargwa (0.05%). Around 92% of the population belonged to Slavic or Germanic ethnic groups, while the remaining were mostly Mongolic.
Demographics for 2007[1]
- Births: 16,652 (14.84 per 1000, 14.87 in Urban areas & 14.79 in Rural areas).
- Deaths: 16,186 (14.42 per 1000, 14.42 in Urban areas & 14.44 in Rural areas).
- Natural Growth Rate: 0.04% per year (0.05% for Urban areas & 0.04% for Rural areas).
Demographics for 2008
Source:[11]
- Births: 17,809 (15.9 per 1000)
- Deaths: 16,053 (14.3 per 1000)
- NGR: 0.16%
- Net Immigration: -3,621
Notes
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- ^ Федеральный конституционный закон №1-ФКЗ от 25 марта 2004 г «Об образовании в составе Российской Федерации нового субъекта Российской Федерации в результате объединения Читинской области и Агинского-Бурятского автономного округа». (Federal Constitutional Law #5-FKZ of July 21, 2007 On Establishment Within the Russian Federation of a New Federal Subject of the Russian Federation as a Result of the Merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug. ).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 1. Федеральные округа», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 1. Federal Districts, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_03.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ According to Article 68.2 of the Constitution of Russia, only republics have the right to establish official languages other than Russian
- ^ Charter, Article 7.4
- ^ a b Charter, Article 21.2
- ^ Official website of Zabaykalsky Krai. Biography of Ravil Faritovich Geniatulin (Russian)
- ^ На административной карте РФ появился новый субъект федерации - Забайкальский край. (A new federal subject—Zabaykalsky Krai—appeared on the administrative map of the Russian Federation) Itar-Tass.com (Russian)
- ^ http://www.stat.chita.ru/scripts/1c.exe?XXXX06F/oi_fondi.14.1.1/100440R
References
- Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №125-ЗЗК от 17 февраля 2009 г. «Устав Забайкальского края». (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #125-ZZK of February 17, 2009 Charter of Zabaykalsky Krai. ).
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