Koryak Okrug
| Koryak Autonomous Okrug Корякский автономный округ | |||||||||
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| Former Okrug of Russia | |||||||||
| 1930–2007 | |||||||||
Coat of arms
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Location of Koryakia within Modern Russia | |||||||||
| Capital | Palana | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2002 | 25,157 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||
• 1991–96 | Sergey Leushkin | ||||||||
• 1996–2000 | Valentina Bronevich | ||||||||
• 2000–05 | Vladimir Loginov | ||||||||
• 2005–07 | Oleg Kozhemyako | ||||||||
| Legislature | Duma | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 10 December 1930 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1 July 2007 | ||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Self-governing part of | Far Eastern Krai (1930–34) Kamchatka Oblast (1934–2007) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Russia ∟ Kamchatka Krai | ||||||||
Koryak Okrug (Russian: Корякский округ, IPA: [kɐˈrʲakskʲɪj ˈokrʊk]; Koryak: Чав’чываокруг, romanized: Caw’cywaokrug), or Koryakia (/kɔːrˈjækiə/; Russian: Корякия, IPA: [kɐˈrʲækʲɪjə]), was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast) from 1931 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 was the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palana. Population: 18,759 (2010 census); 25,157 (2002 census); 39,363 (1989 Soviet census).