Koryakia

Koryakia is an autonomous district of Kamchatka Oblast in the Russian Federation. With a population of 25,157, about half of them Koryaks, it has the second smallest population of all Russian federal subjects, despite being ranked 19th in size, at 301,500 km².

The administrative center of Koryakia is an urban settlement Palana (Палана).

Administrative Division

Districts

Koryakia consists of the following districts (Russian: районов):

• Karaginsky (Карагинский)
• Olyutorsky (Олюторский)
• Penzhinsky (Пенжинский)
• Tigilsky (Тигильский)

Demographics

Population (2002): 25,157

Ethnic groups: Of the 25,157 residents (as of the 2002 census) 195 (0.8%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 61 ethnic groups, including 12,719 ethnic Russians (50.5%), 6,710 Koryaks (26.6%), 1,412 Chukchis (5.6%), 1,181 Itelmens (4.7%), 1,029 Ukrainians (4.08%), 751 Evens (2.9%), 216 Tatars (0.86%), 142 Belarusians (0.56%), 132 Kamchadals (0.52%) and so on.