Zabaykalsky Krai
Zabaykalsky Krai (Russian: Забайкальский край, tr. Zabaikal'skii krai, IPA: [zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj], lit. "Transbaikal krai"; Buryat: Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, romanized: Uber Baigalai Xizaar) 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.[5]
Zabaykalsky Krai | |
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| Забайкальский край | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| 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 | 431,500 km2 (166,600 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
| • Total | 1,107,107 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6] | 1,072,806 (−3.1%) |
| • Rank | 47th |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 65.9% |
| • Rural | 34.1% |
| 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 |
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.[9]