Taimyr Autonomous County

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Former  subject of the Russian Federation
Taimyr Autonomous Okrug
Таймырский автономный округ
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Federal district Siberia
surface 862,100  km²
population 39,378 inhabitants
(as of 2002)
Population density 0.05 inhabitants / km²
Administrative center Dudinka
Official language Russian
Ethnic
composition 		Russians (58.6%)
Dolgans (13.9%)
Nenets (7.7%)
Ukrainians (6.1%)
Nganasans (1.9%)
Germans (1.5%)
Tatars (1.1%)
( Status: 2002)
governor Oleg Mikhailovich Budargin
Founded December 10, 1930
( risen in the
Krasnoyarsk Territory on January 1, 2007 )
Situation in Russia

Coordinates: 73 °  N , 98 °  E

The Taimyr Autonomous Okrug of the Dolgan and Nenets ( Russian Таймырский (Долгано-Ненецкий) автономный округ , Taimyrski (Dolgano-Nenezki) awtonomny okrug ) is a former federation subject in northern Russia . On January 1, 2007, the Autonomous Okrug, like the Evenks Autonomous Okrug , was united with the Krasnoyarsk Territory after a referendum on April 17, 2005 . The Taimyrski Dolgano-Nenezki rajon (" Rajon Taimyr of the Dolganen and Nenets ") has existed within the boundaries of the Autonomous Okrug .

The autonomous district covered an area of ​​862,100 km² and had 39,378 inhabitants on January 1, 2005.

The huge, almost deserted area lies on the Arctic Ocean and includes the Taimyr Peninsula with the Byrranga Mountains , the Taimyr Depression and the north of the Central Siberian Mountains , the Putorana Mountains . The northern tip of the peninsula, Cape Chelyuskin , is the northernmost point in the world that is not on an island. The Severnaya Zemlya archipelago also belonged to the autonomous district.

The most important rivers are the Yenisei , the Pyassina and the Khatanga .

Coal and natural gas production is only just beginning in the region.

The capital of the autonomous region was Dudinka . The mining town of Norilsk , which actually lay within the territorial boundaries, was administratively part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory . Half of the population lives in the capital Dudinka.

population

Titular nations were the Dolganen and Nenets, but the Russians always made up the majority of the population. In addition to the ethnic groups listed below, there were also 239 Azerbaijanis and 181 Kyrgyz people in 2002 . The total population in 2002 was 39,786 people.

Ethnic group VZ 1939 VZ 1959 VZ 1970 VZ 1979 VZ 1989 4 VZ 2002
number % number % number % number % number % number %
Dolganen 1 3,971 13.8% 3,934 11.8% 4,344 11.4% 4,338 9.7% 4,939 8.9% 5,517 13.9%
Nenets 2,523 8.8% 1,878 5.6% 2,247 5.9% 2,345 5.2% 2,446 4.4% 3,054 7.7%
Enzen 2 103 0.2% 197 0.5%
Nganasanen 3 682 2.0% 765 2.0% 746 1.7% 849 1.5% 766 1.9%
Russians 16,931 59.0% 21,799 65.3% 25,465 66.9% 30,640 68.2% 37,438 67.1% 23,348 58.6%
Ukrainians 1,798 6.3% 1,275 3.8% 1,795 4.7% 3,075 6.8% 4,816 8.6% 2,423 6.1%
German 219 0.8% 1,530 4.6% 942 2.5% 851 1.9% 821 1.5% 587 1.5%
Tatars 350 1.2% 322 1.0% 429 1.1% 522 1.2% 783 1.4% 425 1.1%
Evenks 563 2.0% 412 1.2% 413 1.1% 338 0.8% 311 0.6% 305 0.8%
Belarusians 438 1.5% 324 1.0% 437 1.1% 516 1.1% 699 1.3% 294 0.7%
Other 1.918 6.7% 1,226 3.7% 1,223 3.2% 1,582 3.5% 2,598 4.7% 2,870 7.2%
Residents 28,711 100% 33,382 100% 38,060 100% 44,953 100% 55,803 100% 39,786 100%
1 In 1939 and 1959 the Dolganen were counted as Yakuts
2 1939–1979 the Enzen were counted as Nenets
3 In 1939 the Nganasanen were counted as Nenets

Administrative division

(Resident on January 1, 2005)

Urban district Residents Urban population Rural population
Dudinka 27.503 25,228 2,275
Rajon Residents Urban population Rural population Administrative headquarters
Chatangski 6,891 - 6,891 Chatanga
Diksonski 882 882 - Dikson
Ust-Yeniseisky 4.102 - 4.102 Caraul

The division of the area into three rajons and a city district ceased with the conversion of the autonomous district into a district of the Krasnoyarsk region.

Cities and urban settlements

city Russian name Residents
(Jan. 1, 2005)
Dudinka Дудинка 25,228
Dikson Диксон 882

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