A krai (Russian: край, tr.kray, IPA: [kraj], lit. 'edge') is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation. The country is divided into 89 federal subjects, of which nine are krais. Oblasts, another type of federal subject, are legally identical to krais and the difference between a political entity with the name "krai" or "oblast" is purely traditional, similar to the commonwealths in the United States; both are constituent entities equivalent in legal status in Russia with representation in the Federation Council. During the Soviet era, the autonomous oblasts could be subordinated to republics or krais, but not to oblasts. Outside of political terminology, both words have very similar general meaning ("region" or "area" in English) and can often be used interchangeably. When a distinction is desirable, "krai" is sometimes translated into English as "territory",[2] while "oblast" can variously be translated to "province" or "region", but both of these translations are also reasonable interpretations of "krai".
The term krai or kray is derived from the Russian word for an edge, and can be translated into English as 'frontier' or 'territory'. The largest krai by geographic size is Krasnoyarsk Krai at 2,339,700 square kilometers (903,400 sq mi) and the smallest is Stavropol Krai at 66,500 square kilometers (25,700 sq mi).[3][1] The most populous krai is Krasnodar Krai at 5,404,300 (2010 Census) and the least populous is Kamchatka Krai at 322,079 (2010).[3][1]
Historically, krais were massive first-level administrative divisions in the Russian Empire, divided into large guberniyas (governorates). Following the numerous administration reforms during the Soviet era, the guberniyas were abolished and krais were reshaped into smaller, more numerous divisions. Eventually, krais and oblasts became almost totally equal as the top-level administrative division of the Soviet Socialist Republics (SSRs), the constituent political entities of the Soviet Union, with the only difference being autonomous oblasts could be subordinated to krais but not to oblasts. The krais were unique to the Russian SFSR, and held very little autonomy or power, but when the Soviet Union dissolved into sovereign states along the lines of the SSRs, they became first-level administrative divisions of the Russian Federation and received much greater devolved power.
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Below is a list of the krais of Russia, listed in alphabetical order:
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^ abRussian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
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krais, russia, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, june, 2019, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Krais of Russia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message A krai Russian kraj tr kray IPA kraj lit edge is a type of federal subject of the Russian Federation The country is divided into 89 federal subjects of which nine are krais Oblasts another type of federal subject are legally identical to krais and the difference between a political entity with the name krai or oblast is purely traditional similar to the commonwealths in the United States both are constituent entities equivalent in legal status in Russia with representation in the Federation Council During the Soviet era the autonomous oblasts could be subordinated to republics or krais but not to oblasts Outside of political terminology both words have very similar general meaning region or area in English and can often be used interchangeably When a distinction is desirable krai is sometimes translated into English as territory 2 while oblast can variously be translated to province or region but both of these translations are also reasonable interpretations of krai KraisAlso known as Krays1 Altai Krai 2 Kamchatka Krai 3 Khabarovsk Krai 4 Krasnodar Krai 5 Krasnoyarsk Krai 6 Perm Krai 7 Primorsky Krai 8 Stavropol Krai 9 Zabaykalsky KraiCategoryFederated stateLocation Russian FederationNumber9Populations322 079 Kamchatka Krai 5 404 300 Krasnodar Krai Areas117 600 sq mi 304 500 km2 Stavropol Krai 903 400 sq mi 2 339 700 km2 Krasnoyarsk Krai 1 GovernmentKrai GovernmentSubdivisionsRaion urban type settlements Selsovet Closed City Contents 1 Overview 2 List 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview EditEach krai features a state government holding authority over a defined geographic territory with a state legislature the Legislative Assembly that is democratically elected The Governor is the highest executive position of the state government in a Krai and is elected by people Krais can be divided into raions districts cities towns of krai significance and okrugs Krais previously featured autonomous okrugs until the formation of Zabaykalsky Krai on March 1 2008 when the last remaining autonomous okrug of a krai was abolished The term krai or kray is derived from the Russian word for an edge and can be translated into English as frontier or territory The largest krai by geographic size is Krasnoyarsk Krai at 2 339 700 square kilometers 903 400 sq mi and the smallest is Stavropol Krai at 66 500 square kilometers 25 700 sq mi 3 1 The most populous krai is Krasnodar Krai at 5 404 300 2010 Census and the least populous is Kamchatka Krai at 322 079 2010 3 1 Historically krais were massive first level administrative divisions in the Russian Empire divided into large guberniyas governorates Following the numerous administration reforms during the Soviet era the guberniyas were abolished and krais were reshaped into smaller more numerous divisions Eventually krais and oblasts became almost totally equal as the top level administrative division of the Soviet Socialist Republics SSRs the constituent political entities of the Soviet Union with the only difference being autonomous oblasts could be subordinated to krais but not to oblasts The krais were unique to the Russian SFSR and held very little autonomy or power but when the Soviet Union dissolved into sovereign states along the lines of the SSRs they became first level administrative divisions of the Russian Federation and received much greater devolved power List EditBelow is a list of the krais of Russia listed in alphabetical order Altai Krai Kamchatka Krai Khabarovsk Krai Krasnodar Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Perm Krai Primorsky Krai Stavropol Krai Zabaykalsky KraiSee also EditKrais of the Russian EmpireReferences Edit a b c United States Summary 2000 PDF U S Census 2000 U S Census Bureau April 2004 Retrieved June 19 2018 Russian tower block in flames as aircraft crashes BBC News October 17 2022 Retrieved October 17 2022 a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service 2011 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda Tom 1 2010 All Russian Population Census vol 1 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda 2010 All Russia Population Census in Russian Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krais of Russia amp oldid 1129521877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
