Krasnoyarsk Territory

Subject of the Russian Federation Krasnoyarsk Territory Красноярский край flag coat of arms Federal district Siberia surface 2,366,797  km² population 2,828,187 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) Population density 1.2 inhabitants / km² Administrative center Krasnoyarsk Official language Russian Ethnic composition Russians (88.9%) Ukrainians (2.3%) Tatars (1.5%) Germans (1.2%) (as of 2002) governor Viktor Tolokonsky Founded December 7, 1934 Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone prefixes (+7) 391xx Postcodes 647000-648xxx, 660000-663999 License Plate 24, 84, 88, 124 OKATO 04 ISO 3166-2 RU-KYA Website www.krskstate.ru

Coordinates: 67 ° 0 '  N , 95 ° 0'  E

The Krasnoyarsk Region ( Russian Красноярский край / Krasnoyarski krai ) is an administrative region ( Krai ) in Russia with the capital Krasnoyarsk . The majority of the population consists of Russians . The Ukrainians are the largest minority , with indigenous Siberian peoples only making up a fraction of less than one percent. Since the connection of two previously independent autonomous districts, the region has been Russia's second largest federal subject in terms of area after the Sakha Republic .

geography

The region is located in the federal district of Siberia and extends from the Sayan Mountains in the south along the Yenisei to the Taimyr peninsula , which is only 3/5 as far from the North Pole as the North Cape at Cape Chelyuskin , the northernmost mainland point of the Old World , namely 1366 km . The Angara and Tschuna are important tributaries of the Yenisei .

The climate is continental with long winters and short, hot summers.

history

Archaeological finds have shown that Siberia was settled around 200,000 years ago. Burial mounds and monuments of the Scythian culture from the seventh and eighth centuries BC on the banks of the Krasnoyarsk reservoir are evidence of the oldest Scythian finds in Eurasia, among others. a. the famous Kurgan Arshan , a princely grave, which was uncovered in 2001.

Russian colonization of the area, mainly by Cossacks, began in the 17th century.

With the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway , the settlement of the region increased strongly.

In the Stalin era there were numerous Gulag camps in the region. The city of Igarka was to be opened up by a 1,300 km long railway from Vorkuta via Salekhard and connected to the Arctic Ocean with a seaport via the Yenisei . Project no. 501 on the Ob and project no. 503 on the Yenisei were to be connected to the northern main line. 100,000 to 120,000 people - mainly Gulag inmates - were used to build it.

Popular general Alexander Lebed was elected governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in May 1998. He held this position until one in the crash of Mi-8 - helicopter on 28 April 2002 in Abakan was killed. During the coup in August 1991 against President Mikhail Gorbachev , his soldiers protected the “White House” in Moscow and Boris Yeltsin .

On January 26, 2002, the first meeting of the “Council of Muslims of the Krasnoyarsk Territory” took place in Krasnoyarsk. It was created on the proposal of the chairman of the Committee for Affairs of Nationalities, Religion and Social Associations, Mark Denisov.

On January 1, 2007, after a referendum on April 17, 2005, the Krasnoyarsk Territory was expanded to include the territory of the Evenk Autonomous Okrug and the Taimyr Autonomous Okrug .

economy

The region is rich in mineral resources (gold, coal), the rivers are dammed and used to generate energy. The most important branches of industry are metal processing, wood and paper industries.

Attractions

In the Krasnoyarsk Territory there are 45 museums with over a million objects, this number was expanded from 2007 to include the museums of the Taimyr Autonomous Okrug and the Evenk Autonomous Okrug .

The Krasnoyarsk Reservoir is a 2130 km² reservoir on the Yenisei . It is shown on the 10-ruble note and is a popular destination. The Stolby National Park near Krasnoyarsk is a climbing and hiking area.

Cities and urban settlements

In addition to its administrative center Krasnoyarsk with almost one million inhabitants, there are two other large cities in the region: Norilsk, which is mainly known for nickel mining and the associated environmental pollution, and Achinsk . Other larger cities are Kansk , the "closed cities" Schelesnogorsk and Zelenogorsk and Minussinsk . There are a total of 24 cities and 37 urban-type settlements in the region .

Biggest cities

City * / City settlement	Russian	Residents (October 14, 2010)
Krasnoyarsk	Красноярск	973.826
Norilsk	Норильск	175.365
Achinsk	Ачинск	109,155
Kansk	Канск	94.226
Zheleznogorsk	Железногорск	84,795
Minusinsk	Минусинск	71,170
Zelenogorsk	Зеленогорск	66.056
Lessosibirsk	Лесосибирск	61,139
Nazarovo	Назарово	52,817

See also : List of cities in the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Administrative division

→ Main article : Administrative division of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

The Krasnoyarsk Region is divided into 44 Rajons and 17 urban districts (as of 2013). Until December 31, 2006, two of the rajons were autonomous federation subjects of Russia as Taimyr Autonomous Okrug (the Dolganen and Nenets ) and as the Evenk Autonomous Okrug, each with several Rajons, which were then merged and still have a special status today. Three of the city districts are closed administrative-territorial entities (SATO).

Web links

Commons : Krasnoyarsk Krai  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official web portal of the region
• Map of the Gulag in southern central Siberia
• Official website of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
• Excavation of the Scythian Kurgan Arzhan ( Memento of June 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• historical photos of the Polar Census 1927/28

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrativno-territorialʹnoe delenie po subʺektam Rossijskoj Federacii na 1 janvarja 2010 goda (administrative-territorial division according to subjects of the Russian Federation as of January 1, 2010). ( Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
3. ↑ The gold treasure of Arzhan. An archaeological sensation in the South Siberian steppe  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Cf. Roman A. Silantʹev: Novejšaja istorija islamskogo soobščestva Rossii. Ichtios, Moscow, 2006. p. 62.