Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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The Nenets Autonomous Okrug[9] (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненэцие" автономной округ’, romanized: Nyeneciye” awtonomnoy okruk’[10]) is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Naryan-Mar. It has an area of 176,700 square kilometers (68,200 sq mi) and a population of 42,090 as of the 2010 Census, making it the least populous federal subject.[11]
Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
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Ненецкий автономный округ | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Nenets | Ненэцие" автономной округ’ |
Anthem: Anthem of Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
Coordinates: 68°50′N 54°50′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal district | Northwestern[1] |
Economic region | Northern[2] |
Capital | Naryan-Mar |
Government | |
• Body | Assembly of Deputies |
• Governor | Yury Bezdudny[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 176,810 km2 (68,270 sq mi) |
• Rank | 20th |
Population | |
• Total | 41,434 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 43,997 |
• Rank | 83rd |
• Density | 0.23/km2 (0.61/sq mi) |
• Urban | 74% |
• Rural | 26% |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [7]) |
ISO 3166 code | RU-NEN |
License plates | 83 |
OKTMO ID | 11800000 |
Official languages | Russian[8] |
Recognised languages | Nenets |
Website | http://www.adm-nao.ru/ |
A plan to merge the autonomous okrug with Arkhangelsk Oblast was presented by the governors of both federal subjects on 13 May 2020,[12] with a referendum planned for September,[13] but was met with opposition by locals,[14] leading to the merger process being scrapped completely.[15]