Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Evenk Autonomous Okrug
Эвенки́йский Aвтоно́мный Округ (Russian) | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Evenki | Эведы Автомоды Округ |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Siberian |
| Economic region | East Siberian |
| Established | 10 December 1930 |
| Capital | Tura |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Last Governor | Boris Zolotaryov |
| Area | |
• Total | 763,197 km2 (294,672 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2007) | 16,979 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4  ) |
| Official languages | Russian; Recognised minority language: Evenk |
Evenk Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Эвенки́йский автоно́мный о́круг, Evenkiysky avtonomny okrug; Evenki: Эведы Автомоды Округ, Ēvēde Avtōmōde 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 km2, it was Russia's seventh largest federal subject, and the country's least populous: 17,697 (2002 census).[1]
In 1999, the governor of Krasnoyarsk, General Alexander Lebed, demanded the okrug recognize the central district government of Krasnoyarsk had authority over it, which the okrug refused to do, causing a power struggle between the central district and the okrug's government.[2]
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 okrug.
Administrative divisions
Before 2007, Evenk AO contained three districts:
Demographics
Population
(2002): 17,697.
Vital statistics
- Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
| Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude 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%).
| Ethnic group |
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% | 991 | 5.6% |
| 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
| No. | Portrait | Name (lifespan) |
Tenure | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Anatoly Yakimov (1949–2013) |
18 December 1991[3] – 21 April 1997 (lost election) |
5 years, 124 days | Independent | Appointed | |
| 2 | 
|
Aleksandr Bokovikov (1956–2010) |
21 April 1997 – 22 April 2001 (retired) |
4 years, 1 day | Our Home – Russia → Unity |
1997 | |
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Boris Zolotaryov (born 1953) |
22 April 2001[4] – 31 December 2006 (autonomy dissolved) |
5 years, 253 days | Independent → United Russia |
2001 2005 | |
See also
References
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ National Geographic. The Book of Peoples. Page 139
- ^ "Указ Президента РСФСР от 18.12.1991 г. № 288 О главах администраций Таймырского (Долгано-Ненецкого), Ханты-Мансийского и Эвенкийского автономных округов". kremlin.ru (in Russian). 18 December 1991. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Календарь памятных дат 2023" (PDF). arhiv-evenkya.ru (in Russian). p. 4. Retrieved 5 January 2026.