| Koryak Okrug Коря́кский о́круг | |||||||||
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| Former Okrug of Russia | |||||||||
| 1931–2007 | |||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms | |||||||||
.png) Location of Koryakia district within Modern Russia. | |||||||||
| Capital | Palana | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1931 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 2007 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Russia ∟Kamchatka Krai | ||||||||
Koryak Okrug (Russian:Коря́кский о́круг,romanized: Koryakskiy okrug;Koryak:Чав’чываокруг,Cav’cәvaokrug), orKoryakia (Russian:Корякия,romanized: Koryakiya), was an administrative division with a special status withinKamchatka Krai,Russia.[1] It was afederal subject ofRussia (anautonomous okrug ofKamchatka Oblast) from 1931[2] until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was calledKoryak Autonomous Okrug (Коря́кский автоно́мный о́круг). Itsadministrative center is theurban locality (anurban-type settlement) ofPalana. Population:18,759 (2010 Census);[3]25,157 (2002 Census);[4]39,363 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
As of the 2002 census,Koryaks constituted about a quarter of the population. At the time, it had the smallest population of all thefederal subjects, despite being ranked seventeenth in size, at 301,500 square kilometers (116,400 sq mi), encompassing part of the northern half ofKamchatka Peninsula.
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| 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 |
About 50.5% of the total population is indigenous, theKoryaks being the largest such group. They are, however, outnumbered by the ethnicRussians.
| 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 | ||||||||
On April 20, 2006, Kamchatka Peninsula was struck by a majorearthquake. The 7.7-magnitude tremor had its epicenter near the village ofTilichiki. The Koryakia branch of theMinistry of Emergency Situations said some area residents were injured but there were no fatalities.
The quake occurred at about noon local time Friday, so residents were awake and not caught in their beds.
TheUnited States Geological Survey reported a series of at least fifty smaller aftershocks in the area and immediately offshore. They ranged from 4.1 to 6.5 magnitudes on theRichter scale.
Bruce Presgrave, a geophysicist with the U.S.G.S. inColorado, said the quake was relatively shallow. He estimated that about 2,000 people live close enough to the epicenter to have felt its full force.
Places adjacent to Koryak Okrug | |
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