First-level administrative division of Russia
Autonomous okrug in Urals, Russia
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra ,[ a] also known asKhanty-Mansia [ 3] [ 4] (Khantia-Mansia), is afederal subject ofRussia (anautonomous okrug ofTyumen Oblast ). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the2010 Census .[ 2] Its administrative center is located atKhanty-Mansiysk .
The peoples native to the region are theKhanty and theMansi , known collectively asOb-Ugric peoples , but today the two groups only constitute 2.5% of the region's population. The local languages,Khanty andMansi , are part of theUgric branch of theFinno-Ugric language family, and enjoy a special status in the autonomous okrug.Russian remains the only official language.
In 2012, the majority (51%)[ 5] of theoil produced in Russia came from Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, giving the region great economic importance in Russia and the world. It bordersYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug to the north,Komi Republic to the northwest,Sverdlovsk Oblast to the west, the core ofTyumen Oblast to the south,Tomsk Oblast to the south and southeast andKrasnoyarsk Krai in the east.
The okrug was established on December 10, 1930, asOstyak-Vogul National Okrug (Остя́ко-Вогу́льский национа́льный о́круг ). In October 1940, it was renamed theKhanty-Mansi National Okrug . In 1977, along with other national okrugs of theRussian SFSR , it became an autonomous okrug (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug). In 2003, the word "Yugra " was appended to the official name.[ 6]
Map of Khantia-Mansia The okrug occupies the central part of theWest Siberian Plain .
Principal rivers include theOb and its tributariesIrtysh andVatinsky Yogan . There are numerous lakes in the okrug, the largest ones areNumto ,Tormemtor ,Leushinsky Tuman andTursuntsky Tuman , among others.[ 7]
The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude traverses the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
Administrative divisions [ edit ] Population : 1,674,676(2020);[ 8] 1,532,243 (2010 census ) ;[ 2] 1,432,817 (2002 census ) ;[ 9] 1,268,439 (1989 Soviet census ) .[ 10]
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has an area of 523,100 km2 , but the area is sparsely populated. The administrative center isKhanty-Mansiysk , but the largest cities areSurgut ,Nizhnevartovsk , andNefteyugansk .
Largest cities or towns in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug 2010 Russian Census
Rank Administrative Division Pop. 1 Surgut City of okrug significance of Surgut 380,632 2 Nizhnevartovsk City of okrug significance of Nizhnevartovsk 277,668 3 Nefteyugansk City of okrug significance of Nefteyugansk 127,255 4 Khanty-Mansiysk Town of okrug significance of Khanty-Mansiysk 101,466 5 Kogalym Town of okrug significance of Kogalym 67,727 6 Nyagan Town of okrug significance of Nyagan 58,565 7 Megion Town of okrug significance of Megion 46,643 8 Langepas Town of okrug significance of Langepas 44,646 9 Raduzhny Town of okrug significance of Raduzhny 43,666 10 Pyt-Yakh Town of okrug significance of Pyt-Yakh 39,570
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1939 92,932 — 1959 123,926 +33.4% 1970 271,157 +118.8% 1979 569,139 +109.9% 1989 1,268,439 +122.9% 2002 1,432,817 +13.0% 2010 1,532,243 +6.9% 2021 1,711,480 +11.7% Source: Census data
The Indigenous population (Khanty ,Mansi ,Komi , andNenets ) is only 2.8% of the total population in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The exploitation of natural gas in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has attracted immigrants from all over the former Soviet Union. The 2021 Census counted 17 ethnic groups of more than five thousand persons each. The ethnic composition is as follows:
Population of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug: [ 11]
Ethnic Group Population % Russian 888,660 70.3% Tatar 79,727 6.3% Ukrainian 41,596 3.3% Bashkir 29,717 2.4% Tajik 21,791 1.7% Azeri 21,259 1.7% Khanty 19,568 1.5% Lezgin 15,268 1.2% Kumyk 13,669 1.1% Uzbek 12,361 1.0% Mansi 11,065 0.9% Nogai 9,990 0.8% Chuvash 7,786 0.6% Chechen 7,085 0.6% Belarusian 6,156 0.5% Kyrgyz 5,562 0.4% Moldovan 5,297 0.4% Other 48,194 3.8%
Historical population figures are shown below:
Ethnic group 1939 Census 1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2002 Census 2010 Census1 2021 Census Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Khanty 12,238 13.1% 11,435 9.2% 12,222 4.5% 11,219 2.0% 11,892 0.9% 17,128 1.2% 19,068 1.3% 19,568 1.6% Mansi 5,768 6.2% 5,644 4.6% 6,684 2.5% 6,156 1.1% 6,562 0.5% 9,894 0.7% 10,977 0.8% 11,065 0.9% Nenets 852 0.9% 815 0.7% 940 0.3% 1,003 0.2% 1,144 0.1% 1,290 0.1% 1,438 0.1% 1,381 0.1% Komi 2,436 2.6% 2,803 2.3% 3,150 1.2% 3,105 0.5% 3,000 0.2% 3,081 0.2% 2,364 0.2% 2,618 0.2% Russians 67,616 72.5% 89,813 72.5% 208,500 76.9% 423,792 74.3% 850,297 66.3% 946,590 66.1% 973,978 68.1% 888,660 70.3% Ukrainians 1,111 1.2% 4,363 3.5% 9,986 3.7% 45,484 8.0% 148,317 11.6% 123,238 8.6% 91,323 6.4% 41,596 3.3% Tatars 2,227 2.4% 2,938 2.4% 14,046 5.2% 36,898 6.5% 97,689 7.6% 107,637 7.5% 108,899 7.6% 79,727 6.3% Others 1,026 1.1% 6,115 4.9% 15,629 5.8% 43,106 7.6% 163,495 12.7% 223,959 15.6% 173,536 15.5% 219,465 17.3% 1 102,138 people were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group. [ 12]
Life expectancy at birth inKhanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Source: [ 13]
Average population (× 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Fertility rates 1970 281 5 959 2 025 3 934 21.2 7.2 14.0 1975 415 9 450 2 572 6 878 22.8 6.2 16.6 1980 649 13 901 4 116 9 785 21.4 6.3 15.1 1985 1 041 25 130 4 863 20 267 24.1 4.7 19.5 1990 1 274 21 812 5 354 16 458 17.1 4.2 12.9 1991 1 276 19 060 5 884 13 176 14.9 4.6 10.3 1992 1 270 15 849 7 132 8 717 12.5 5.6 6.9 1993 1 274 14 531 9 401 5 130 11.4 7.4 4.0 1,59 1994 1 286 15 120 9 937 5 183 11.8 7.7 4.0 1,59 1995 1 298 14 418 10 041 4 377 11.1 7.7 3.4 1,46 1996 1 310 14 469 9 508 4 961 11.0 7.3 3.8 1,39 1997 1 330 14 640 8 497 6 143 11.0 6.4 4.6 1,34 1998 1 351 15 600 8 164 7 436 11.5 6.0 5.5 1,39 1999 1 359 14 728 8 476 6 252 10.8 6.2 4.6 1,29 2000 1 372 15 579 9 426 6 153 11.4 6.9 4.5 1,34 2001 1 398 17 130 9 863 7 267 12.3 7.1 5.2 1,43 2002 1 426 19 051 9 829 9 222 13.4 6.9 6.5 1,54 2003 1 445 19 883 10 000 9 883 13.8 6.9 6.8 1,58 2004 1 456 20 377 9 828 10 549 14.0 6.8 7.2 1,59 2005 1 466 19 958 10 415 9 543 13.6 7.1 6.5 1,54 2006 1 476 20 366 10 077 10 289 13.8 6.8 7.0 1,56 2007 1 487 21 887 10 093 11 794 14.7 6.8 7.9 1,66 2008 1 500 23 197 10 215 12 982 15.5 6.8 8.7 1,74 2009 1 513 23 840 10 107 13 733 15.8 6.7 9.1 1,77 2010 1 527 25 089 10 447 14 642 16.4 6.8 9.6 1,84 2011 1 543 25 335 10 072 14 642 16.4 6.5 9.9 1,86 2012 1 558 27 686 9 949 17 737 17.6 6.3 11.3 2,02
Orthodox Church of theResurrection inKhanty-Mansiysk .Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. According to a 2012 survey[ 14] 38.1% of the population of Yugra adheres to theRussian Orthodox Church , 5% areunaffiliated genericChristians , 1% of the population adheres to theSlavic native faith (Rodnovery) or to Khanty-Mansi native faith.Muslims (mostlyTatars ) constitute 11% of the population. In addition, 23% of the population declares to bespiritual but not religious , 11% isatheist , and 10.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.[ 14] According to recent reports Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to torture and detention in Surgut.[ 16]
In Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the primary transport of goods is by water and railway transport; 29% is transported by road, and 2% by aviation. The total length of railway tracks is 1,106 km. The length of roads is more than 18,000 km.
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