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Khabarovsk Region

Khabarovsk Krai
Хабаровский край (Russian)
—  Krai  —

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Coordinates: 54°48′N 136°50′E / 54.800°N 136.833°E / 54.800; 136.833Coordinates: 54°48′N 136°50′E / 54.800°N 136.833°E / 54.800; 136.833
Political status
Country Russia
Federal district Far Eastern
Economic region Far Eastern
Established October 20, 1938
Administrative center Khabarovsk
Government (as of May 2015)
 • Governor Vyacheslav Shport
 • Legislature Legislative Duma
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)
 • Total 788,600 km2 (304,500 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 1,343,869
 • Rank 34th
 • Density 1.7/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
 • Urban 81.8%
 • Rural 18.2%
Population (January 2015 est.)
 • Total

1,338,305

Time zone(s) VLAT (UTC+10:00)
ISO 3166-2 RU-KHA
License plates 27
Official languages Russian
Official website

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Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: Хаба́ровский край, tr. Khabarovsky kray; IPA: [xɐˈbarəfskʲɪj kraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. It lies mostly in the basin of the lower Amur River, but also occupies a vast mountainous area along the coastline of the Sea of Okhotsk, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Khabarovsk. Population: 1,343,869 (2010 Census).

The indigenous people of the area are various Tungusic peoples (Evenks, Negidals, Ulchs, Nanai, Oroch, Udege) and Amur Nivkhs.

Khabarovsk Krai shares its borders with Magadan Oblast in the north, with the Sakha Republic and Amur Oblast in the west, with the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, China, and Primorsky Krai in the south, and is limited by the Sea of Okhotsk in the east. In terms of area, it is the fourth-largest federal subject within Russia. Major islands include Shantar Islands.


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