Kamchatka Krai
58160Koordinaten: 58 ° 0 ' N, 160 ° 0' O
The Kamchatka Region (Russian Камчатский край / Kamchatsky krai ) is a federal subject of Russia, which ( 171,266 km ²) and the Koryak Autonomous District ( 293,899 km ²) was formed on 1 July 2007 by the merger of the two entities Oblast Kamchatka. Geographically, it occupies the entire peninsula Kamchatka and some regions north one thereof.
General
The basis for the merger of a referendum in the two subjects on 23 October 2005 in which each the majority of residents have advocated. Based on the Russian Federation adopted on 7 July 2006, the Law "On Education in the Russian Federation of a new federation subject by the merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug of " which stipulates the formation of the Kamchatka Region 1 July 2007. The capital of the region is the former Oblasthauptstadt Petropavlovsk -Kamchatsky, in the counties ( Rajons ) the old structure of the two subjects was maintained.
However, de facto existed the two subjects further. So were at the time of the merger, neither the creation of common institutions for both Entities, nor completed the merger of their legislation. As there are no paved roads between the south of the peninsula and the previous Koryak district and air traffic due to the weather infrequently takes place, the economic and social division between the South and the extremely sparsely populated north of the region is likely to continue until further notice.
Population
The 2010 Census showed a population of 322 079 people. The native Koryak are a paläosibirisches people. But they are in their home republic only a small minority ( 6,640 persons or 2.1% of the population). The vast majority of the residents belonging to the Slavic ethnic groups. Among Russians with 252 609 ( 78.4 %), Ukrainians, with 11,488 (3.6%) and Belarusians with 1,883 (0.6% ) members. Other significant minorities are the Koreans, Tatars and Mordvins and other immigrants from the former Soviet Republics ( Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Uzbeks etc ). In addition to the Koryak, there are other small groups of Siberian peoples. They include the Itelmens ( 2,394 persons; 0.74 %), Evens ( 1,872 persons; 0.58 %), Kamchadals ( 1,551 persons; 0.48 %) and Chukchi ( 1,496 persons; 0.46 %). At the last census, 28,084 people (8.7%) did not report ethnicity. In this group of people it is probably often to Slavic- Siberian hybrids Russian, who wanted to include neither the locals nor the immigrants.
The official languages are Koryak Autonomous Region in the former independent of the Koryak and Russian. In addition to followers of the Russian Orthodox Church there are also numerous Shamanists and few Muslims (mainly Tartars ).
Administrative divisions
The Kamchatka region is divided into eleven Rajons and three urban districts. The Rajons are 5 urban and 49 rural communities assumed (as of 2010).
Four of the Rajons and outsourced consecutive county Palana the former Autonomous Okrug Koryak have until today under this name a special status within the region ( in the tables in gray).
Urban districts
Rajons
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Cities and urban settlements
In the region of Kamchatka there are in addition by far the largest city, the administrative center of Petropavlovsk- Kamchatsky region, two other cities, Yelizovo and the " closed city " ( SATO ) Wiljutschinsk, as well as three urban-type settlements.
The city Kljutschi and the urban settlements Ust- Bolsheretsk, Ust- Kamchatka, Oktyabrsky lost their status between 2004 and 2010 and were downgraded to villages ( Selo ).
Nature
The Kamchatka Peninsula is more than 160 volcanoes, 29 of which are considered active. There is also the Klyuchevskaya Sopka, the largest volcano in Eurasia as well as the Valley of Geysers.
Economy
The main economic activities of the region are hunting, fishing, mining (including gold and coal ) as well as tourism. In agriculture dominates the reindeer husbandry. In addition, the Kamchatka region is home to major military bases.