Evenkiysky District

Evenkiysky District ( _ru. Эвенки́йский райо́н) is an administrative-territorial entity with special status—a district ("raion") within Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. [Cite Russian law
ru_entity=Законодательное Собрание Красноярского края
ru_number=5-1777
ru_date=5 июня 2008 г
ru_title=Устав Красноярского края
en_entity=Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai
en_number=5-1777
en_date=June 5, 2008
en_title=Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai] Before January 1, 2007, it was the only district of Evenk Autonomous Okrug ( _ru. Эвенки́йский автоно́мный о́круг, Evenki: Эведы Автомоды Округ, "Evedy avtomody okrug"), or Evenkia—a federal subject (an autonomous okrug) of Russia, which, as of 2006, at 767,600 km², was Russia's seventh largest and least populous federal subject (17,697 as of the 2002 Census). Its administrative center is the urban-type settlement of Tura.

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 units with special status (districts) within Krasnoyarsk Krai; municipally, they have a status of municipal districts.

Boris Zolotaryov was the last governor of the autonomous okrug.

Demographics

"Population" (2002): 17,697.

"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%).

Vital statistics (2005)
*"Births": 283 (birth rate 16.3)
*"Deaths": 259 (death rate 14.9)

ee also

*Music of Evenkia
*Administrative divisions of Evenk Autonomous Okrug

References

External links

* [http://www.evenkya.ru Official website of Evenkiysky Municipal District] ru icon