Khabarovsk Region
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Khabarovsk Krai Хабаровский край (Russian) |
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| 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.) | |||
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1,338,305 |
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| Time zone(s) | VLAT (UTC+10:00) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | RU-KHA | ||
| License plates | 27 | ||
| Official languages | Russian | ||
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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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