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On 1st July 2007, Kamchatka and Koryak Autonomous Area were merged to form Kamchatka Krai
Founded: 1932
Governor: Mikhail Borisovich Mashkovtsev (elected December 17, 2000)
Federation Council Representatives: Lev Nikolaevich Boitsov (legislative, term expires December 2006); Valery Klavdievich Bikov (executive, term expires December 2008)
Duma deputy: Viktor Mikhailovich Zavarzin (Kamchatka district)(United Russia)
Population: 358,800 (2002 census)
Capital: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (population 198,200), 7,985 km from Moscow
Federal district: Far Eastern
Economic region: Far East
Time zone: Moscow +9, GMT +12, EST +17
Geography: Kamchatka includes the entire Kamchatka Peninsula, the adjoining mainland, and the Komandorsky Islands. It borders the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. There are more than 160 volcanoes in the region, including 28 active ones, a large number of mineral and hot springs, mud volcanoes and boiling lakes. The Penzhina, Avacha and Bolshaya are the major rivers in the region.
Urban population: 81%, Rural population: 19%
Ethnic make-up:
Economy: Because of its location on the water, major industries in Kamchatka include shipping and fishing. Its unique topography also allows for the production of geothemal energy.
Contact information
Governor
Mikhail Borisovitch Mashkovtsev
Tel.: +7 (4152) 11 20 91; 11 20 96
Email: gubern@mail.iks.ru
Council of People’s Deputies
1 Ploshad Lenina
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 683040
Fax: +7 (4152) 1256 06
Chairman of the Council of People’s Deputies
Nikolai Yakovlevich Tokmantsev
Tel.: +7 (4152) 11 27 61
Fax: +7 (4152) 11 56 06
Press service contact
Marina Khusseinovna Goredeeva
Tel.: +7 (4152) 11 26 04
Representative to the Government to the Russian Federation
G.S. Drozdova
12 Denezhny pereulok
Moscow 121002
Tel.: +7 (095) 241 03 13
Fax: +7 (095) 241 35 46
last updated August 22, 2005
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