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On 1st January 2007 Evenkia and Taimyr will be merged to form Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Founded: 1930
Governor: Boris Nikolayevich Zolotaryov (elected April 8, 2001)
Population: 17,700 (2002 census)
Area: 767,600 square km (296,294 sq. miles)
Capital: Tura (population 5,500), 5,378km from Moscow
Federal district: Siberian
Economic region: East Siberia
Time zone: Moscow +4, GMT +7, EST +12
Geography: Evenkia occupies the central part of the Central Siberian Plateau in the basin of the Podkamennaya and Lower Tunguska rivers. The Yenisei River also flows through the district. The geographic center of Russia is near Vivi Lake. The area borders on Krasnoyarsk Territory, Irkutsk Region, Taimyr (Dolgan-Nenets) Autonomous Area, and Yakutia.
Urban population: 33%, Rural population: 67%
Ethnic make-up: including Russians (67.5%), Evenk (14%), Ukrainian (5.3%), Yakut (3.8%)
Economy: In spite of large mineral deposits, the area is among Russia's most economically underdeveloped regions. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, industrial and agricultural production has virtually ceased. Attempts to start commercial development of explored oil and gas fields and other mineral resources have so far failed to produce any real results.
Official website: http://www.evenkya.ru
Contact information
Governor
Boris Nikolayevich Zolotaryov
2 Sovetskaya Ulitsa
Tura 648000
Krasnoyarsk territory
Tel.: +7 (39113) 2 21 35; 63 63 55
Fax: +7 (3912) 63 63 56; 207 75 94
Chairman of the Legislative Assembly (Suglan)
Anatoly Yegorovich Amosov
Tel / Fax: +7 (39113) 2 29 02
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation:
Elena Konstantinovna Batygina
24 Ulansky pereulok
Moscow
Tel.: + 7 (095) 956 19 10; 956 15 41
Fax: + 7 (095) 540 63 96; 540 56 06
Email: batyginaek@evenkya.ru
last updated August 15, 2005
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