Chita, Zabaykalsky KraiChita (Russian: Чита, IPA:) is a city and the administrative center of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway route, roughly 1,100 kilometers (680 mi) east of Irkutsk and roughly 2,100 kilometers (1,300 mi) west of Khabarovsk. As of the 2021 census, the population is 334,427. HistoryPyotr Beketov's Cossacks founded Chita in 1653. The name of the settlement came from the local River Chita.
Mogochinsky DistrictMogochinsky District (Russian: Мого́чинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. It is located in the east of the krai and borders China in the east and south. The area of the district is 25,500 square kilometers (9,800 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Mogocha.
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2002 Russian censusThe 2002 Russian census (Russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да) was the first census of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat). Data collectionThe census data were collected as of midnight October 9, 2002.
1989 Soviet censusThe 1989 Soviet census (Russian: Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989, lit.'1989 All-Union Census'), conducted between 12 and 19 January of that year, was the final census carried out in the Soviet Union. The census found the total population to be 286,730,819 inhabitants.
2010 Russian censusThe 2010 Russian census (Russian: Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2010 го́да) was the second census of the Russian Federation population after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Preparations for the census began in 2007 and it took place between October 14 and October 25.
Zabaykalsky KraiZabaykalsky Krai is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Russian Far East. Its administrative center is Chita. As of the 2021 Census, the population was 1,004,125. 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.
Evenki languageEvenki ( ay-VEN-kee), or Tungus, is the largest member of the northern group of Tungusic languages, a group which also includes Even, Negidal, and the more closely related Oroqen language. The name is sometimes wrongly given as "Evenks". It is spoken by the Evenki or Ewenkī(s) in Russia and China. In certain areas the influences of the Yakut and the Buryat languages are particularly strong.
Olyokma-StanovikThe Olyokma-Stanovik (Russian: Олёкминский Становик; Olyokminsky Stanovik) is a system of mountain ranges in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The western end of the range reaches into Amur Oblast. GeographyThe Olyokma-Stanovik is part of the South Siberian System. It consists in a number of ranges of moderate height rising in the area of the sources of the Olyokma River and stretches roughly northeastwards for over 450 kilometers (280 mi).
RussiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world, spanning eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. With a population of over 140 million, Russia is the most populous country in Europe and the ninth-most populous in the world. It is a highly urbanised country, with three-fourths of its population living in urban areas.
ConfluenceIn geography, a confluence (also conflux) occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel.
KraiA krai or kray is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is related to the verb кроить (kroítǐ), meaning 'to cut'. Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state, since the word krai also means 'border' or 'edge', i.e., 'a place of the cut-off'.
Administrative centreAn administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county seat or town, or the place where the central administration of a commune or equivalent subdivision, is located.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.