Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненэцие" автономной округ’, romanized: Nyeneciye” awtonomnoy okruk’) 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.
Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
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| Ненецкий автономный округ | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Nenets | Ненэцие" автономной округ’ |
Pechora River, Zapolyarny District | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: Anthem of Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
| Coordinates: 68°50′N 54°50′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Northwestern |
| Economic region | Northern |
| Capital | Naryan-Mar |
| Government | |
| • Body | Assembly of Deputies |
| • Governor | Yury Bezdudny |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176,810 km2 (68,270 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Population | |
| • Total | 41,434 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 43,997 |
| • Rank | 83rd |
| • Density | 0.23/km2 (0.61/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 74% |
| • Rural | 26% |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| ISO 3166 code | RU-NEN |
| License plates | 83 |
| OKTMO ID | 11800000 |
| Official languages | Russian |
| 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, with a referendum planned for September, but was met with opposition by locals, leading to the merger process being scrapped completely.
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