Evenk Autonomous Okrug, or Evenkia, was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai). It had been created in 1930. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Tura. As of 2006, at 767,600 km, it was Russia's seventh largest federal subject, and the country's least populous:
In 1999, the governor of Krasnoyarsk, General Alexander Lebed, demanded the recognize the central district government of Krasnoyarsk had authority over it, which the refused to do, causing a power struggle between the central district and the 's government.National Geographic. The Book of Peoples. Page 139
Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, Evenk and Taymyr Autonomous Okrugs were merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai effective January 1, 2007. Administratively, they are now considered to be districts with special status within Krasnoyarsk Krai; municipally, they have a status of municipal districts (see Evenkiysky District).
Boris Zolotaryov was the last governor of the autonomous .
Administrative divisions
Before 2007, Evenk AO contained three districts: Baykitsky District Ilimpiyskiy District Tungussko-Chunsky District
Demographics Population (2002): 17,697.
Vital statistics Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service
Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000) 1970 13 314 144 170 24.2 11.1 13.1 1975 15 254 159 95 16.9 10.6 6.3 1980 17 373 167 206 21.9 9.8 12.1 1985 22 521 219 302 23.7 10.0 13.7 1990 24 514 189 325 21.3 7.8 13.5 1991 24 427 221 206 17.7 9.1 8.5 1992 24 414 249 165 17.5 10.5 7.0 1993 23 297 270 27 13.1 11.9 1.2 1994 21 294 257 37 13.9 12.1 1.7 1995 20 299 214 85 14.8 10.6 4.2 1996 20 269 223 46 13.5 11.2 2.3 1997 20 261 202 59 13.3 10.3 3.0 1998 19 244 220 24 12.7 11.4 1.2 1999 19 251 203 48 13.4 10.8 2.6 2000 18 242 214 28 13.3 11.7 1.5 2001 18 274 234 40 15.3 13.1 2.2 2002 18 263 237 26 14.9 13.4 1.5 2003 18 274 215 59 15.6 12.3 3.4 2004 17 267 218 49 15.4 12.6 2.8 2005 17 283 259 24 16.5 15.1 1.4 2006 17 282 236 46 16.6 13.9 2.7
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 ethnic Russians (62%), Evenks (21.5%), Yakuts (5.6%), Ukrainians (3.1%), Kets (1.2%), 162 Tatars (0.9%), 152 Khakas (0.9%) and 127 Volga Germans (0.7%). Ethnicgroup 1939 census 1959 census 1970 census 1979 census 1989 census 2002 census Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %Evenks 3,721 39.3% 3,474 33.7% 3,207 25.3% 3,239 20.3% 3,480 14.0% 3,802 21.5%Yakuts 713 7.5% 51 0.5% 781 6.2% 822 5.1% 937 3.8%9915.6%Kets 14 0.1% 142 1.1% 154 1.0% 150 0.6% 211 1.2%Russians 4,675 49.4% 5,975 57.9% 7,732 61.1% 10,400 65.1% 16,718 67.5% 10,958 61.9%Ukrainians 117 1.2% 196 1.9% 254 2.0% 472 3.0% 1,303 5.3% 550 3.1%Others 234 2.5% 610 5.9% 542 4.3% 881 5.5% 2,181 8.8% 1,185 6.7%
Governors Portrait Name(lifespan) Tenure Time in officeParty Election 1 Anatoly Yakimov(1949–2013) – 4 April 1997(lost election) Independent Appointed2Aleksandr Bokovikov(1956–2010) – 22 April 2001(retired) Our Home – Russia → Unity1996(annulled)
1997 3 Boris Zolotaryov(born 1953) – 31 December 2006(autonomy dissolved) Independent →United Russia 20012005
See also Music of Evenkia
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