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Encyclopedia > Evenk Autonomous Okrug

Evenk Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Эвенки́йский автоно́мный о́круг), or Evenkia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai). Its administrative center is Tura. At 767,600 km², it is Russia's seventh largest administrative division, and the country's least populous (17,697 as of 2002 Russian Census (2002)). In 1908, it was the site of the Tunguska event. Image File history File links RussiaEvenkia2005. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects (Russian: ; English transliteration: subyekty, sing. ... Okrug (Bulgarian: окръг; Serbian and Russian: ; Ukrainian: , translit. ... Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ... Tura (Russian: ) is an urban-type settlement in and the administrative center of Evenk Autonomous Okrug, Russia. ... Here is a list of the 89 federal subjects of Russia in order of size. ... Here is a list of the 89 federal subjects of Russia in order of population according to the 2002 census. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Trees felled by the Tunguska blast. ...


Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Taymyr Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Taymyria, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai), the northernmost in mainland Russia (and thus Asia). ... Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Time zone

Evenkia is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST). Krasnoyarsk Time (KRAT) is the time zone 7 hours ahead of UTC (UTC+7) and 4 hours ahead of Moscow Time (MSK+4). ... It has been suggested that leap second be merged into this article or section. ...

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Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Evenk Autonomous Okrug
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Districts: Baykitsky () with 8 selsovets under the districts jurisdiction. ...

Demographics

Population (2002): 17,697.


Ethnic groups: Of the 17,697 residents (as of the 2002 Census) 2 (0.01%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 67 ethnic groups, including:

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The Evenks (obsolete: Tungus, autonym: Эвэнки) are a nomadic Tungusic people, one of the Northern Indigenous Peoples (pop. ... Yakuts, self-designation: Sakha, are a Turkic people associated with Yakutia/Sakha Republic. ... Kets are Siberian people that speak Ket language In Imperial Russia they were called ostyaks, without differentiating from several other Siberian people. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Khakas, or Khakass, are a Turkic people, who live in Russia, in the republic of Khakassia in the southern Siberia. ... The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans living near the Volga River and the Black Sea, maintaining German culture, German language, German traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutherans or Roman Catholic. ...

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Autonomous okrugs Aga Buryatia | Chukotka | Evenkia1 | Khantia-Mansia | Koryakia3 | Nenetsia | Taymyria1 | Ust-Orda Buryatia2 | Yamalia
  1. On January 1, 2007, Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai.
  2. On January 1, 2008, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug will be merged into Irkutsk Oblast.
  3. On July 1, 2007, Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug will merge to form Kamchatka Krai.
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