Taymyr Autonomous Okrug
Taymyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | |
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| Таймырский автономный округ | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal district | Siberian |
| Economic region | East Siberian |
| Capital | Dudinka |
| Government | |
| • Body | Duma |
| • Last Governor | Oleg Budargin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 879,929 km2 (339,742 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2007) | 38,372 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (MSK+4 ) |
| Official languages | Russian |
Taymyr Dolgano-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Таймы́рский Долга́но-Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky avtonomny okrug; Enets: Таймыр Оша-Дюрак район, Nenets: Таймыр Долганы-Ненэцие район), was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai), the northernmost in Siberian Russia (and thus North Asia). It was named after the Taymyr Peninsula. It was also called Dolgan-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Долгано-Ненецкий автономный округ), by the name of the indigenous people, Dolgans and Nenets.
With an area of 862,100 km2 (ranked 4th) and a population of 39,786 (2002 Census), the autonomous okrug was one of the least densely populated areas of Russia as of 2006. Dudinka, with more than half of Taymyr's inhabitants, was the administrative center.
Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, Taymyr Dolgano-Nenets and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs were merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai effective January 1, 2007. Taymyr was given a special status within Krasnoyarsk Krai and incorporated as Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District.