Krasnoyarsk Krai
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| Krasnoyarsk Krai (English) Краснояский край (Russian) |
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 Location of Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia |
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| Coat of Arms | Flag |
 Coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai |
 Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Anthem: none | |
| Administrative center | Krasnoyarsk |
| Established | July 12, 1934 |
| Political status Federal district Economic region |
Krai Siberian East Siberian |
| Code | 24 |
| Area | |
| Area - Rank |
2,339,700 km² 2nd |
| Population (as of the 2002 Census) | |
| Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural |
2,966,042 inhabitants 13th 1.3 inhab. / km² 75.7% 24.3% |
| Official language | Russian |
| Government | |
| Governor | Alexander Khloponin |
| Chairman of the Administration Council | Alexander Khloponin |
| Legislative body | Legislative Assembly |
| Charter | Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai |
| Official website | |
| http://www.krskstate.ru/ | |
Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: Красноя́рский край, Krasnoyarsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). It is the second largest Russian region after the Sakha Republic, occupying an area of 2,339,700 km², which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk.
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[edit] Geography
The krai lies in the middle of Siberia, stretching 3,000 km from north to south. It shares borders with Tyumen, Tomsk, Irkutsk, and Kemerovo Oblasts, the Khakass, Tyva, and Sakha Republics, and the Arctic Ocean in the north. On January 1, 2007, following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, territories of Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs were merged into the krai.
[edit] Time zone
Krasnoyarsk Krai is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST).
[edit] History
The krai was created in 1934 and then included Taymyr and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs and Khakasiya Autonomous Oblast. In 1991, Khakassia became a republic within the Russian Federation.
- See also: Ket people
[edit] Economy
Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of the agriculture are concentrated in the south of the krai. The krai is among the richest of Russia's regions in natural resources. Eighty percent of the country's nickel, 75% of its cobalt, 70% of its copper, 16% of its coal, and 10% of its gold are extracted here. Krasnoyarsk also produces 20% of the country's timber. The krai's major industries are: non-ferrous metallurgy, energy, forestry, chemicals, and oil refining.
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[edit] Demographics
Population (2002): 3,023,525 (including Taymyr and Evenk autonomous okrugs)
Ethnic groups: The 2002 Census reported the ‘national composition’ as • Russian 88.38% • Ukrainian 2.37% • Tatar 1.49% • German 1.24% • Azeri 0.65% • Belarusan 0.61% • Chuvash 0.57% • Dolgan 0.38% • Armenian 0.36% • Evenk 0.29% • Mordvin 0.25% • Nenets 0.21% • Mari 0.17% • Khakas 0.16% • Estonian 0.14% • Kyrgyz 0.13% • Bashkir 0.13% • Moldovan 0.13% • Tajik 0.12% • Udmurt 0.11% • Latvian 0.10% • Uzbek 0.09% • Kazakh 0.09% • Polish 0.08% • Yakut 0.08% • Lezgin 0.07% • Lithuanian 0.07% • Roma 0.07% • Georgian 0.06% • Jewish 0.06% • Ossetian 0.06% • Nganasan 0.05% • Tuvan 0.05% • Ket 0.05% • Korean 0.04% • Buriat 0.04% • Chechen 0.03% • Greek 0.03% • Latgalian 0.03%, and many other groups of less than eight hundred persons each.
An additional 0.56% of residents declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1]
