Koryak Okrug
Administrative division of Kamchatka, Russia
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Koryak Okrug (Russian: Корякский округ, IPA: [kɐˈrʲakskʲɪj ˈokrʊk]; Koryak: Чав’чываокруг, romanized: Caw’cywaokrug), or Koryakia (/kɔːrˈjækiə/; Russian: Корякия, IPA: [kɐˈrʲækʲɪjə]), was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia.[1] It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast) from 1931[2] until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was called Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Корякский автономный округ). Its administrative center was the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palana. Population: 18,759 (2010 census);[3] 25,157 (2002 census);[4] 39,363 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
| Koryak Autonomous Okrug Корякский автономный округ | |||||||||
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| Former Okrug of Russia | |||||||||
| 1930–2007 | |||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
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.png) Location of Koryakia within Modern Russia | |||||||||
| Capital | Palana | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2002 | 25,157 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1991–96 | Sergey Leushkin | ||||||||
• 1996–2000 | Valentina Bronevich | ||||||||
• 2000–05 | Vladimir Loginov | ||||||||
• 2005–07 | Oleg Kozhemyako | ||||||||
| Legislature | Duma | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 10 December 1930 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 2007 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Self-governing part of | Far Eastern Krai (1930–34) Kamchatka Oblast (1934–2007) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Russia ∟ Kamchatka Krai | ||||||||
Demographics
As of the 2002 census, Koryaks constituted about a quarter of the population. At the time, it had the smallest population of all the federal subjects, despite being ranked seventeenth in size, at 301,500 square kilometers (116,400 sq mi), encompassing part of the northern half of Kamchatka Peninsula.
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Vital statistics
| Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31 | 683 | 356 | 327 | 22.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 |
| 1975 | 33 | 706 | 374 | 332 | 21.4 | 11.3 | 10.1 |
| 1980 | 35 | 701 | 351 | 350 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| 1985 | 37 | 793 | 289 | 504 | 21.4 | 7.8 | 13.6 |
| 1990 | 38 | 635 | 342 | 293 | 16.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 |
| 1991 | 38 | 623 | 350 | 273 | 16.6 | 9.3 | 7.3 |
| 1992 | 37 | 611 | 369 | 242 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 6.6 |
| 1993 | 34 | 459 | 433 | 26 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 0.8 |
| 1994 | 32 | 433 | 460 | - 27 | 13.5 | 14.3 | -0.8 |
| 1995 | 31 | 382 | 481 | - 99 | 12.5 | 15.8 | -3.2 |
| 1996 | 29 | 374 | 436 | - 62 | 12.7 | 14.8 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | 29 | 373 | 400 | - 27 | 13.0 | 13.9 | -0.9 |
| 1998 | 28 | 396 | 355 | 41 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 27 | 319 | 397 | - 78 | 11.8 | 14.7 | -2.9 |
| 2000 | 26 | 289 | 391 | - 102 | 11.0 | 14.9 | -3.9 |
| 2001 | 26 | 298 | 390 | - 92 | 11.6 | 15.1 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | 25 | 310 | 376 | - 66 | 12.3 | 14.9 | -2.6 |
| 2003 | 24 | 268 | 462 | - 194 | 11.0 | 19.0 | -8.0 |
| 2004 | 24 | 339 | 463 | - 124 | 14.4 | 19.7 | -5.3 |
| 2005 | 23 | 294 | 466 | - 172 | 12.9 | 20.5 | -7.6 |
| 2006 | 22 | 270 | 366 | - 96 | 12.3 | 16.7 | -4.4 |
| 2007 | 21 | 280 | 351 | - 71 | 13.2 | 16.5 | -3.3 |
| 2008 | 20 | 267 | 368 | - 101 | 13.0 | 18.0 | -4.9 |
| 2009 | 20 | 268 | 365 | - 97 | 13.6 | 18.5 | -4.9 |
| 2010 | 19 | 233 | 397 | - 164 | 12.3 | 20.9 | -8.7 |
Ethnic groups
About 50.5% of the total population is indigenous, the Koryaks being the largest such group. They are, however, outnumbered by the ethnic Russians.
| Ethnic group |
1939 Census | 1959 Census | 1970 Census | 1979 Census | 1989 Census | 2002 Census | 2010 Census | 2021 Census | ||||||||
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| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Koryaks | 6,855 | 27.2% | 5,010 | 18.2% | 5,893 | 19.1% | 5,660 | 16.2% | 6,572 | 16.5% | 6,710 | 26.7% | 5,676 | 30.3% | 5,215 | 33.4% |
| Chukchis | 1,267 | 5.0% | 1,062 | 3.9% | 1,164 | 3.8% | 1,222 | 3.5% | 1,460 | 3.7% | 1,412 | 5.6% | 1,327 | 7.1% | 1,022 | 6.6% |
| Itelmens | 801 | 3.2% | 900 | 3.3% | 970 | 3.1% | 1,002 | 2.9% | 1,179 | 3.0% | 1,181 | 4.7% | 948 | 5.1% | 878 | 5.6% |
| Evens | 714 | 2.8% | 520 | 1.9% | 613 | 2.0% | 476 | 1.4% | 713 | 1.8% | 751 | 3.0% | 743 | 4.0% | 573 | 3.7% |
| Russians | 13,794 | 54.8% | 16,674 | 60.6% | 19,522 | 63.1% | 22,493 | 64.5% | 24,773 | 62.0% | 12,719 | 50.6% | 8,669 | 46.2% | 6,728 | 43.1% |
| Ukrainians | 847 | 3.4% | 1,310 | 4.8% | 1,186 | 3.8% | 1,999 | 5.7% | 2,896 | 7.3% | 1,029 | 4.1% | 474 | 2.5% | 209 | 1.3% |
| Others | 882 | 3.5% | 2,049 | 7.4% | 1,569 | 5.1% | 1,999 | 5.7% | 2,347 | 5.9% | 1,355 | 5.4% | 976 | 6.3% | ||
| Total | 25,160 | 27,525 | 30,917 | 34,850 | 39,940 | 25,157 | 18,759 | 15,601 | ||||||||
Districts
