Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Чукотский автономный округ (Russian)
Чукоткакэн автономныкэн округ (Chukchi)
—  Autonomous Okrug  —

Flag of Chukotka

Coat of Arms of Chukotka
Coordinates: 66°40′N 171°00′E / 66.667°N 171.000°E / 66.667; 171.000
Political status
CountryRussia
Federal districtFar Eastern Federal District[1]
Economic regionFar Eastern Economic Region[2]
EstablishedDecember 10, 1930
Administrative centerAnadyr
Government (as of April 2015)
 • GovernorRoman Kopin
 • LegislatureDuma of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[3]
 • Total737,700 km2 (284,800 sq mi)
Area rank7th
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total50,526
 • Rank82nd
 • Density[4]0.07/km2 (0.18/sq mi)
Population (2024 est.)
 • Total48,029[5]
Time zone(s)MAGT (UTC+12:00)
ISO 3166-2RU-CHU
License plates87
Official languagesRussian;[6] Chukchi
Official website

The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug is the farthest east of all 85 federal subjects of Russia. It is located in the Asian part of Russia. It is grouped and governed as part of the Far Eastern District. The Far Eastern District contains ten other federal subjects too. Chukotka also shares an international sea border with Alaska of the United States.

  1. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
  5. https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Сhisl_MO_01-01-2024.xlsx
  6. Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.

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