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On 1st July 2007, Koryakia will be merged with Kamchatka, to form Kamchatka Krai, a Russian federal region. THe merge was approved by a referendum on 23rd October 2005.
Founded: 1930
Governor: Oleg Kozhemyko (appointed 2005)
Federation Council Representatives: Viktor Petrovich Orlov (executive, term expires April 2009); Alexander Sergeevich Surorov (legislative, term expires December 2008)
Duma deputy: Rafael Imamovich Gimalov (Koryasky district)(United Russia)
Population: 25,000 (2002 census)
Area: 301,500 square km (116,379 sq. miles)
Capital: Palana (population 4,000), 12,866 km from Moscow
Federal district: Far Eastern
Economic region: Far East
Time zone: Moscow +9, GMT +12, EST +17
Geography: The Koryak Autonomous Area is located on the northern Kamchatka Peninsula as well as the adjoining part of the mainland and Karaginsky Island. It has coastlines on the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. The region shares a border with Kamchatka andd Magadan regions. The Koryak Autonomous Area is one Russia's most northerly and least populated territories. The Koryak and Kolyma mountains are located within the area. The area is situated in the forest tundra zone and therefore tundra and boggy soils predominate.
Urban population: 26%, Rural population: 74%
Ethnic make-up: more than 30 nationalities including Russians (62%), Koryaks (16.4%), Ukrainians (7.2%), Chukchis (3.6%) and Itelmen (3.0%)
Economy: Because of the region's location on the sea, the fishing industry is the leading industrial sector. The area is also known for Kamchatka crab. The tundra's most important resource is Iceland moss, the primary food of reindeer, and reindeer breeding is an important industry among the native peoples. Because the region is so ecologically pure and full of unique topography, the area is trying to develop an economic sector in eco-tourism.
Contact Information
Governor
Oleg Kozhemyko
22 Ulitsa Porotova
Palana, Kamchatka Region 688000
Tel.: +7 (41543) 3 13 80
Fax: +7 (41543) 3 13 70
Email: akar@mail.kamchatka.ru
Chairman of the Duma
Nina Ivanovna Solodyakova
Tel.: +7 (41543) 3 10 30
Representative to the Government of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Mikhailovich Shevelenko
9 Bolshaya Dmitrovka Ulitsa, building 7
Moscow 103009
Tel.: +7 (095) 229 98 37
last updated August 23, 2005
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