Administrative divisions of Chita Oblast

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Chita Oblast was a federal subject of Russia until February 29, 2008. On March 1, 2008, it was merged with Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug to form Zabaykalsky Krai.

Chita Oblast, Russia Flag of Zabaykalsky Krai.svg
Administrative center: Chita
As of February 29, 2008: [1]
# of districts
(районы)
28
# of cities/towns
(города)
10
# of urban-type settlements
(посёлки городского типа)
38
# of selsovets, rural administrations, rural municipal entities,
rural okrugs, and rural settlements

(сельсоветы, сельские администрации, сельские муниципальные
образования, сельские округа и сельские поселения)
308
As of 2002: [2]
# of rural localities
(сельские населённые пункты)
699
# of uninhabited rural localities
(сельские населённые пункты без населения)
9

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References

  1. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 76», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 76 , as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. Results of the 2002 Russian Population CensusTerritory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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