Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk region
Красноярский край (Russian) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Krasnoyarsk Krai | |
| Coordinates: 59°53′N 91°40′E / 59.883°N 91.667°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Siberian |
| Economic region | East Siberian |
| Established | December 7, 1934 |
| Administrative center | Krasnoyarsk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Legislative Assembly |
| • Governor | Mikhail Kotyukov |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,366,797 km2 (913,825 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,856,971 |
• Estimate (2018) | 2,876,497 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 1.207104/km2 (3.126386/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 79.3% |
| • Rural | 20.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-KYA |
| License plates | 24, 84, 88, 124 |
| OKTMO ID | 04000000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| Website | www.krskstate.ru |
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia located in Siberia. Its administrative center is the city of Krasnoyarsk, the second-largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk. 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.