Krasnoyarsk Krai
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Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: Красноя́рский край, romanized: Krasnoyarskiy kray, IPA: [krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj]) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) located in Siberia. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnoyarsk, the third-largest city in Siberia, after Novosibirsk and Omsk. Comprising half of the Siberian Federal District, Krasnoyarsk Krai is the largest krai in Russia, the second-largest federal subject in the country after neighboring Sakha, and the third-largest country subdivision by area in the world. The krai covers an area of 2,366,797 square kilometers (913,825 sq mi), constituting roughly 13% of Russia's total area. Krasnoyarsk Krai has a population of 2,856,971 as of the 2021 Census.
Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
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Красноярский край | |
Anthem: Anthem of Krasnoyarsk Krai[1] | |
Coordinates: 59°53′N 91°40′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Siberian[2] |
Economic region | East Siberian[3] |
Administrative center | Krasnoyarsk |
Government | |
• Body | Legislative Assembly[4] |
• Governor[4] | Mikhail Kotyukov (Acting)[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,366,797 km2 (913,825 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd |
Population | |
• Total | 2,856,971 |
• Estimate (2018)[8] | 2,876,497 |
• Rank | 14th |
• Density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
• Urban | 79.3% |
• Rural | 20.7% |
Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 [9]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-KYA |
License plates | 24, 84, 88, 124 |
OKTMO ID | 04000000 |
Official languages | Russian[10] |
Website | www.krskstate.ru |