Khabarovsk (territory)

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Large krai (territory) in the Russian Far East; area 824,600 sq km/318,378 sq mi; population (2003) 1,466,500 (about 80% urban). The capital is Khabarovsk, and other towns include Birobidzhan, Okhotsk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure, and Sovetskaya Gavan. The territory extends for over 2,000 km/1,243 mi along the eastern Siberian coast north of the Manchuria and the Amur River, almost entirely enclosing the Sea of Okhotsk. It encompasses the Jewish Autonomous Region (Oblast). It is mountainous and extensively forested, with a cold monsoonal climate. Mineral resources include gold, coal, tin, iron ore, manganese, and molybdenum. Industries include engineering, mining, metallurgy, pulp and paper production; lumbering and fishing.

The region was first reached and settled by Cossacks in the latter half of the 17th century. Civil disorder was rife (1917–20) until the establishment of the Far-Eastern Republic. The territory was founded in 1938 and reorganized in 1953 and 1957.

The white star is a symbol of hope and national purity. Green stands for agriculture. Yellow symbolizes mineral wealth. Effective date: 27 April 1960. >>