Koryakia

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Koryakia is an autonomous district of Kamchatka Oblast in the Russian Federation. With a population of 25,157, about a quarter of them Koryaks, it has the second smallest population of all Russian federal subjects, despite being ranked 19th in size, at 301,500 km².

The administrative center of Koryakia is an urban settlement Palana (Палана).

Administrative Divisions

Districts

Koryakia consists of the following districts (Russian: районов):

Demographics

Population (2002): 25,157

Ethnic groups: Of the 25,157 residents (as of the 2002 census) 195 (0.8%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 61 ethnic groups, including 12,719 ethnic Russians (50.5%), 6,710 Koryaks (26.6%), 1,412 Chukchis (5.6%), 1,181 Itelmens (4.7%), 1,029 Ukrainians (4.08%), 751 Evens (2.9%), 216 Tatars (0.86%), 142 Belarusians (0.56%), 132 Kamchadals (0.52%) and so on.


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Autonomous districts Aga Buryatia | Chukotka | Evenkia1 | Khantia-Mansia | Koryakia3 | Nenetsia | Permyakia 4 | Taymyria1 | Ust-Orda Buryatia2 | Yamalia
1. On January 1, 2007, Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai.

2. A referendum is to be held on 16 April 2006 on the merger of Irkutsk Oblast and Ust-Orda Buryatia.
3. On 23 October 2005, a referendum was held on the merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia to form Kamchatka Krai. The result was in favour, but no official date has been set yet for the merger; it is likely to occur in 2007, possibly also on 1 January.
4. On December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast and Permyakia will be merged to form Perm Krai.

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