Today, there are more than 90 subjects in the Russian Federation. One of the administrative regions is the Trans-Baikal Territory.
State symbols of the region
Each administrative territory, according to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is required to have its own graphic symbols: flag and coat of arms, anthem. The absence of these integral symbols may raise the question of the expediency of the existence of a territorial unit.
The coat of arms of the Trans-Baikal Territory is one of the heraldic symbols of the region. Approved at a meeting of the legislative assembly of the region on March 1, 2009 (anniversary of the creation of an administrative unit). The flag of the Trans-Baikal Territory was legally approved by the law of February 17, 2009.
What the coat of arms looks like
Let's try to draw the coat of arms of the Trans-Baikal Territory. We take a canvas of fabric or paper with a size of 8:9. For convenience, a rectangle with sides of 80 and 90 centimeters is suitable. The base color of the canvas should be yellow. This background symbolizes gold, that is, we alth. The coat of arms of the Trans-Baikal Territory was largely copied from the coat of arms of the Chita Region, so the flying eagle became the central element. This bird has been considered the mainsymbol of the Siberian lands. In the mythology and folk traditions of the northern Russian lands, the eagle was considered a symbol of courage. The strength of the spirit of the pioneers who explored these lands in the distant past, when the level of technological development was primitive, was compared with the power of this bird.
In the claws of an eagle, be sure to draw a bow with an arrow. The fact is that this region is now located on the border of Russia with Mongolia. The emblem of the Trans-Baikal Territory reflects the historical development of the region. Since ancient times, the raids of the Mongol-Tatars brought a lot of trouble to the Russian lands, so people had to stand up to defend their territories. Ancient people used a bow with an arrow as a weapon.
Flag of the Trans-Baikal Territory
Now we will draw the flag of the territory. We take a canvas from fabric or paper. It is necessary to adhere to a ratio of 2: 3. For example, you can take a canvas with sides of 20 and 30 centimeters. You will also need paint to work. To paint the flag of the Trans-Baikal Territory, we will use yellow, green and red colors. It was no coincidence that this color was chosen by the deputies of the region for the flag, because each color has its own symbolic meaning. For example, red symbolizes the earth. There are a lot of minerals in the bowels of the region. Yellow is steppe and green is taiga.
The separation of colors on the flag must be forked. On the left, we will draw in yellow, on the top we will color in green, and on the bottompart will be red. We add that the colors and sizes of the flag are approved by law from 2009.
Zabaikalsky Krai: cities and towns
This region has 10 settlements. The largest of them in this territory is Chita. It received official city status in 1687. The population today is a little over 343,000 people. The second largest city in the region is Krasnokamensk. It was founded in 1967. As of January 1, 2016, 53242 people lived in it. We can talk about the dynamic development of the settlement, because in the region there are cities much older by the date of foundation, but 5-6 thousand people live in them (for example, Sretensk). 29050 people at the beginning of 2016 lived in the city of Borzya. Between 10,000 and 17,000 people living in a settlement is a typical picture for a region called the Trans-Baikal Territory.
Cities with this population:
- Baley;
- Mogocha;
- Nerchinsk;
- Petrovsk-Zabaikalsky;
- Healok;
- Shilka.
Relatively sparsely populated region indicates a relatively low level of industrial development and remoteness of the territory from the European part of Russia.
Rivers and lakes
Argun is the main river in Transbaikalia. It flows through Russia and China. The total length of the river is 1620 kilometers. The Shilka River (length 560 km) also flows in Transbaikalia. Onon flows into this river, which begins in Mongolia. The length of this water artery (total) is 1032 km (3/4 of them in Russia). Ingoda River(length 708 km) flows exclusively through the territory of the region and is one of the important components of the Amur basin. The Khilok River flows not only in the Trans-Baikal Territory, but also in Buryatia. The length of this waterway is 840 kilometers.
There are also 3 lakes in the region: Kuando-Charskoye, Toreyskoye, and Ivano-Arakhleyskoye.
Ethnic composition of the population
The bulk of the region's population (almost 90%) are Russians. The second place is taken by the Buryats (6.8%). The third largest nation in Transbaikalia is the Ukrainians, who account for 0.6% of the population. Also, representatives of the Tatar, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Belarusian and Uzbek ethnic groups live on this land.
We are seeing a picture of a multinational region in which a lot of nationalities coexist peacefully in a fairly small area.
Zabaikalsky Krai is a very beautiful and interesting region of the Russian Federation.
