# Koryak Okrug

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Administrative division of Kamchatka, Russia

Koryak Autonomous Okrug Корякский автономный округ Former Okrug of Russia 1930–2007 Flag Coat of arms Location of Koryakia within Modern Russia Capital Palana Population • 2002 25,157 Government Governor • 1991–96 Sergey Lyoushkin • 1996–2000 Valentina Bronevich • 2000–05 Vladimir Loginov • 2005–07 Oleg Kozhemyako Legislature Duma [ru] History • Established 10 December 1930 • Disestablished 1 July 2007 Contained within • Self-governing part of Far Eastern Krai (1930–34) Kamchatka Oblast (1934–2007) Preceded by Succeeded by Far Eastern Krai Kamchatka Krai Today part of Russia ∟ Kamchatka Krai

**Koryak Okrug** (Russian: Корякский округ, IPA: [\[kɐˈrʲakskʲɪj ˈokrʊk\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian); [Koryak](/source/Koryak_language): Чав’чываокруг, romanized: *Caw’cywaokrug*), or **Koryakia** ([/kɔːrˈjækiə/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English); Russian: Корякия, IPA: [\[kɐˈrʲækʲɪjə\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian)), was an administrative division with a special status within [Kamchatka Krai](/source/Kamchatka_Krai), [Russia](/source/Russia).[1] It was a [federal subject](/source/Federal_subjects_of_Russia) of [Russia](/source/Russia) (an [autonomous okrug](/source/Autonomous_okrug) of [Kamchatka Oblast](/source/Kamchatka_Oblast)) from 1931[2] until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was called **Koryak Autonomous Okrug** (Russian: Корякский автономный округ). Its [administrative center](/source/Administrative_center) was the [urban locality](/source/Types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) (an [urban-type settlement](/source/Urban-type_settlement)) of [Palana](/source/Palana%2C_Russia). Population: 18,759 ([2010 census](/source/2010_Russian_census));[3] 25,157 ([2002 census](/source/2002_Russian_census));[4] 39,363 ([1989 Soviet census](/source/1989_Soviet_census)).[5]

## Demographics

As of the 2002 census, [Koryaks](/source/Koryaks) constituted about a quarter of the population. At the time, it had the smallest population of all the [federal subjects](/source/Federal_subjects_of_Russia), despite being ranked seventeenth in size, at 301,500 square kilometers (116,400 sq mi), encompassing part of the northern half of [Kamchatka Peninsula](/source/Kamchatka_Peninsula).

Koryaks depicted on a 1933 "Peoples of the Soviet Union" stamp

### Vital statistics

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) 1970 31 683 356 327 22.0 11.5 10.5 1975 33 706 374 332 21.4 11.3 10.1 1980 35 701 351 350 20.0 10.0 10.0 1985 37 793 289 504 21.4 7.8 13.6 1990 38 635 342 293 16.9 9.1 7.8 1991 38 623 350 273 16.6 9.3 7.3 1992 37 611 369 242 16.7 10.1 6.6 1993 34 459 433 26 13.3 12.6 0.8 1994 32 433 460 - 27 13.5 14.3 -0.8 1995 31 382 481 - 99 12.5 15.8 -3.2 1996 29 374 436 - 62 12.7 14.8 -2.1 1997 29 373 400 - 27 13.0 13.9 -0.9 1998 28 396 355 41 14.2 12.7 1.5 1999 27 319 397 - 78 11.8 14.7 -2.9 2000 26 289 391 - 102 11.0 14.9 -3.9 2001 26 298 390 - 92 11.6 15.1 -3.6 2002 25 310 376 - 66 12.3 14.9 -2.6 2003 24 268 462 - 194 11.0 19.0 -8.0 2004 24 339 463 - 124 14.4 19.7 -5.3 2005 23 294 466 - 172 12.9 20.5 -7.6 2006 22 270 366 - 96 12.3 16.7 -4.4 2007 21 280 351 - 71 13.2 16.5 -3.3 2008 20 267 368 - 101 13.0 18.0 -4.9 2009 20 268 365 - 97 13.6 18.5 -4.9 2010 19 233 397 - 164 12.3 20.9 -8.7

### Ethnic groups

About 50.5% of the total population is indigenous, the [Koryaks](/source/Koryaks) being the largest such group. They are, however, outnumbered by the ethnic [Russians](/source/Russians).

Ethnic group 1939 Census 1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2002 Census 2010 Census 2021 Census Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Koryaks 6,855 27.2% 5,010 18.2% 5,893 19.1% 5,660 16.2% 6,572 16.5% 6,710 26.7% 5,676 30.3% 5,215 33.4% Chukchis 1,267 5.0% 1,062 3.9% 1,164 3.8% 1,222 3.5% 1,460 3.7% 1,412 5.6% 1,327 7.1% 1,022 6.6% Itelmens 801 3.2% 900 3.3% 970 3.1% 1,002 2.9% 1,179 3.0% 1,181 4.7% 948 5.1% 878 5.6% Evens 714 2.8% 520 1.9% 613 2.0% 476 1.4% 713 1.8% 751 3.0% 743 4.0% 573 3.7% Russians 13,794 54.8% 16,674 60.6% 19,522 63.1% 22,493 64.5% 24,773 62.0% 12,719 50.6% 8,669 46.2% 6,728 43.1% Ukrainians 847 3.4% 1,310 4.8% 1,186 3.8% 1,999 5.7% 2,896 7.3% 1,029 4.1% 474 2.5% 209 1.3% Others 882 3.5% 2,049 7.4% 1,569 5.1% 1,999 5.7% 2,347 5.9% 1,355 5.4% 922 4.9% 976 6.3% Total 25,160 27,525 30,917 34,850 39,940 25,157 18,759 15,601

## Governors

No. Image Governor Tenure Time in office Party Election 1 Sergey Lyoushkin (1950–2008) 16 November 1991[6] – 17 November 1996 (lost election) 5 years, 1 day Independent Appointed 2 Valentina Bronevich (born 1956) 17 November 1996 – 16 December 2000 (lost re-election) 4 years, 29 days Independent 1996 3 Vladimir Loginov (1956–2016) 16 December 2000[7] – 9 March 2005[8] (removed) 4 years, 83 days Independent 2000 2004 – Oleg Kozhemyako (born 1962) 9 March 2005 – 15 April 2005 2 years, 114 days United Russia Acting 4 15 April 2005[7] – 1 July 2007 (position abolished) 2005[9]

## Districts

Map of Koryakia

- [Karaginsky District](/source/Karaginsky_District)

- [Olyutorsky District](/source/Olyutorsky_District)

- [Penzhinsky District](/source/Penzhinsky_District)

- [Tigilsky District](/source/Tigilsky_District)

## See also

- [Machevna Bay](/source/Machevna_Bay)

## References

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Law_1-0)** [Федеральный конституционный закон №2-ФКЗ от 12 июля 2006 года "Об образовании в составе Российской Федерации нового субъекта Российской Федерации в результате объединения Камчатской области и Корякского автономного округа"](http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=61449;div=LAW;ref=s). Статья 5. (Federal Constitutional Law #2-FKZ of July 12, 2006 *On Creation of a New Federal Subject Within the Russian Federation as a Result of the Merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryak Autonomous Okrug*. Article 5) (in Russian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Chaussonnet, p. 29

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2010Census_3-0)** Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). [Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1](http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm) [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service_(Russia)).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PopCensus_4-0)** [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service_(Russia)) (May 21, 2004). [Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек](http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls) [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census1989_5-0)** [Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров](http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php) [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via *Demoscope Weekly*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Указ Президента РСФСР от 16.11.1991 г. № 215 О главах администраций Камчатской области, Корякского автономного округа Камчатской области"](http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/440). *[kremlin.ru](/source/Kremlin.ru)* (in Russian). Retrieved April 12, 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-t_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-t_7-1) ["История выборов и назначений губернатора Камчатского края"](https://tass.ru/info/9428635) [History of elections and appointments of the governor of Kamchatka Krai]. *[TASS](/source/TASS)* (in Russian). September 11, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Putin Tests New Law, Dismisses Governor"](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-mar-10-fg-briefs10x.4-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. March 10, 2005.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Appointed by the president of Russia with the consent of the Koryak Duma.

### Sources

- Chaussonnet, Valerie (1995) *Native Cultures of Alaska and Siberia. Arctic Studies Center*. Washington, D.C. 112p. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-56098-661-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-56098-661-1)

Places adjacent to Koryak Okrug Severo-Evensky District, Magadan Oblast Bilibinsky District & Anadyrsky District, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Sea of Okhotsk Koryak Okrug Bering Sea Sobolevsky District / Bystrinsky District / Ust-Kamchatsky District

v t e Administrative divisions of Kamchatka Krai Administrative center: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky • Rural localities Districts Aleutsky Bystrinsky Milkovsky Sobolevsky Ust-Bolsheretsky Ust-Kamchatsky Yelizovsky Districts of Koryak Okrug Karaginsky Olyutorsky Penzhinsky Tigilsky Cities and towns Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Vilyuchinsk Yelizovo Urban-type settlements Palana Vulkanny

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