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Evenkia () is a Federal Subject of Russia (an autonomous Okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai ). Its administrative center is Tura . At 767,600 km&2, it is Russia's Seventh Largest subdivision; and the country's Least Populous (17,697 as of 2002). In 1908 it was the site of the Tunguska Event . Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17 2005 , the districts of Evenkia and Taymyria will be merged into the Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1 2007 . Time zone Evenkia is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST). ]] Administrative divisions Districts Evenkia Autonomous District consists of the following districts ( Raion s):
Demographics ''Population'' (2002): 17,697. ''Ethnic groups'': Of the 17,697 residents (as of the 2002 census) 2 (0.01%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 67 ethnic groups, including 10,958 ethnic Russians (62%), 3,802 Evenks (21.5%), 991 Yakuts (5.6%), 550 Ukrainians (3.1%), 211 Kets (1.2%), 162 Tatar s (0.91%), 152 Khakas (0.86%), 127 Volga Germans (0.72%) and so on. See also |