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17-457: This Zabaykalsky Krai location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in the Russian Far East is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zabaykalsky Krai Zabaykalsky Krai is a federal subject of Russia (a krai ), located in the Russian Far East . Its administrative center is Chita . As of

34-579: A 2012 survey, 25% of the population of Zabaykalsky Krai adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church , 6.25% to Buddhism , 6% declares to be generically unaffiliated Christian (excluding Protestant churches), 2% is an Orthodox Christian believer without belonging to any church or being member of other (non-Russian) Orthodox churches . In addition, 28% of the population declares to be "spiritual but not religious", 17% to be atheist , and 16.15% follows other religion or did not give an answer to

51-481: A few Evenks . There were 1,000 Jews , who mostly speak Yiddish 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 Tatars (0.71%), Armenians (0.31%), Belarusians (0.26%), Azeri (0.18%), Evenks (0.13%), Nemts (0.11%), Chuvash (0.11%), Bashkirs (0.11%), Moldvins (0.07%), Mordvins (0.06%), Uzbeks (0.06%) and Dargwa (0.05%). In 2007, Chita Oblast recorded

68-710: A new subject of the Russian Federation in the merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug", adopted by the State Duma on 5 July 2007. and approved by the Federation Council on 11 July 2007. Large companies in the region include the Priargunskoe Mining and Chemical Association, Territorial Generating Company №14, Novo-Shirokinsky mine, Kharanorskaya State District Power Plant, Kharanorskiy coal mine. Ravil Geniatulin ,

85-747: The 2010 Census , the population was 1,107,107. The krai was created on 1 March 2008, as a result of a merger of Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug after a referendum held on the issue on 11 March 2007. In 2018, the krai became part of the Far Eastern Federal District . The krai is located within the historical region of Transbaikalia (Dauria) and has extensive international borders with China ( Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang ) (998 km) and Mongolia ( Dornod Province , Khentii Province and Selenge Province ) (868 km); its internal borders are with Irkutsk Oblast and Amur Oblast , as well as with Buryatia and

102-527: The Sakha Republic . The Khentei-Daur Highlands are located at the southwestern end. The Ivan-Arakhley Lake System is a group of lakes lying west of Chita. The first traces of human presence in the area dates to 35 to 150 thousand years ago. Early evidence was found on the surface of ancient river gravels Gyrshelunki (tributary of the Khilok River) near the city of Chita , near Ust-Menza on

119-420: The republics of Buryatia and Yakutia . Its area was 431,500 square kilometers (166,600 sq mi). Population: 1,155,346 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,377,975 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The oblast was established on September 26, 1937. On March 1, 2008, Chita Oblast merged with Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug to form Zabaykalsky Krai . The territory that made up the former Chita Oblast

136-601: The 2021 Census, Russians made up 89.2% of the population while Buryats were 7.4%. Other significant groups were Armenians (0.3%), Tatars (0.3%), Ukrainians (0.2%), Kyrgyz (0.2%) and Uzbeks (0.2%). 118,477 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group. Vital statistics for 2022: Total fertility rate (2022): 1.69 children per woman Life expectancy (2021): Total — 66.82 years (male — 62.28, female — 71.54) As of

153-713: The Chikoy River. Based on toponyms, Zabaykalsky might have once been inhabited by a non documented, extinct Yeniseian language . Mongolic-related Slab Grave cultural monuments are found in Baikal territory. The territory of Zabaykalsky Krai has been governed by the Xiongnu Empire (209 BC-93 CE) and Mongolian Xianbei state (93-234), Rouran Khaganate (330–555), Mongol Empire (1206–1368) and Northern Yuan (1368–1691). Medieval Mongol tribes like Merkit , Tayichiud , Jalairs and Khamag Mongols inhabited in

170-575: The Governor of Chita Oblast, was elected Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai on 5 February 2008, by the majority of the deputies of both Chita Oblast Duma and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Duma . He assumed the post on 1 March 2008. United Russia candidate Natalia Zhdanova was elected governor with 54% of the vote on 18 September 2016. Population: 1,004,125 ( 2021 Census ) ; 1,107,107 ( 2010 Census ) ; 1,155,346 ( 2002 Census ) ; 1,377,975 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . According to

187-591: The krai. In the 17th century, some or all of Mongolic-speaking Daurs lived along the Shilka , upper Amur , and on the Bureya River . They thus gave their name to the region of Dauria , also called Transbaikal, now the area of Russia east of Lake Baikal . Today Buryat-Mongols remained in the territory of the krai. Preliminary work on the unification of the Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug

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204-484: The survey. Chita Oblast Chita Oblast (Russian: Чити́нская о́бласть , romanized : Čitínskaja óblastj , IPA: [tɕɪˈtʲinskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ] ) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ) in southeast Siberia , Russia . Its administrative center was the city of Chita . It had extensive international borders with China (998 km) and Mongolia (868 km) and internal borders with Irkutsk and Amur Oblasts , as well as with

221-497: The voters voted for the union versus – 8.89% (52,698 voters) who voted against it. 72.82% of the electorate participated. In the Aga Buryat Autonomous Region 94% (38,814 voters) voted for the union versus – 5.16% (2129 voters). 82.95% of the electorate voters participated. On 23 July 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal constitutional law "On Establishment in the Russian Federation of

238-652: Was first explored by Cossacks led by Pyotr Beketov in 1653. People began to move into and develop the area in order to strengthen Russia's border with China and Mongolia, extract mineral resources, and build the Trans-Siberian Railway . In 1920, Chita became the capital of the Far East Republic , which merged with Russia in November 1922, a month before the USSR was constituted. The oblast

255-852: Was rich in ferrous, non-ferrous, rare, and precious metals, coal , charcoal , and mineral waters. Russia's estimated reserves of ores with a high uranium content are 145,400 tons. Most of these deposits are located in the former Chita Oblast, near Krasnokamensk , site of the Priargunsky Mining and Chemical Combine (PMCC). Forests cover about 60% of its territory. As a result, the oblast's main industries were metallurgy , fuel , and timber . It also had advanced light and food industries. Local agriculture focused on cattle , sheep , and reindeer breeding. Birth rate: Quite high at 13.77 (2004), but still there were more deaths than births (2005 official figures). The population were mostly Russians and Buryats , along with some Ukrainians and

272-641: Was started at the level of regional authorities in April 2006. The governor of Chita Oblast Ravil Geniatulin, mayor of the Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug Bair Zhamsuyev, head of the regional parliament Anatoly Romanov, and Dashi Dugarov sent a letter to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and on 17 November 2006, he supported the initiative. A referendum on unification took place on 11 March 2007. In Chita Oblast, "yes"

289-512: Was the predominant answer to the following question: Do you agree that the Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug merged into a new entity of the Russian Federation - Zabaykalsky Krai, which included Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug will be an administrative-territorial unit with special status, defined by the charter of the province in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation? In Chita Oblast, 90.29% (535,045 voters) of

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