Zabaykalsky Krai

Zabaykalsky Krai

Infobox Russian federal subject
EnglishName=Zabaykalsky Krai
RussianName=Забайкальский Край
Locator


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CoatOfArmsLink=Coat of arms of Zabaykalsky Krai


FlagLink=Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai
AnthemLink="None"
AdmCtrOrCapital=Administrative center
AdmCtrName=Chita
FoundationDate=March 01, 2008
PoliticalStatus=Krai
PoliticalStatusLink=Krais of Russia
FederalDistrict=Siberian
EconomicRegion= East Siberian
CodeNumber=75, 80
Area=431500
AreaRank=10th
Population=1155346
PopulationRank=47th
UrbanPopulation=63.4%
RuralPopulation=36.1%
LangLangs
LangList=Russian
HeadTitle=Governor
HeadName=Ravil Geniatulin
PrimeTitle=First Deputy Governor
PrimeName=Vladimir Okunev
Legislature=?
ConstitutionType=Charter
ConstitutionName=?
Website=http://obladm.chita.ru/

Zabaykalsky Krai ( _ru. Забайка́льский край) is a new 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. [http://itar-tass.com/level2.html?NewsID=12429358&PageNum=0 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 ru icon]

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

Birth Rate was 15.8 and death rate was 14.9 for the first half of 2008. [http://www.stat.chita.ru]

Demographics for 2007 [http://www.gks.ru/]

*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).

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