Koryak Okrug

Koryak Okrug, or Koryakia, was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia from 1931 until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was called Koryak Autonomous Okrug. Its administrative center was the urban locality of Palana. Population:

Demographics

As of the 2002 census, Koryaks constituted about a quarter of the population. At the time, it had the smallest population of all the federal subjects, despite being ranked seventeenth in size, at, encompassing part of the northern half of Kamchatka Peninsula.

About 50.5% of the total population is indigenous, the Koryaks being the largest such group. They are, however, outnumbered by the ethnic Russians.