Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (, Yamalo-Nenetsky Avtonomny Okrug; ), is a federal subject o Roushie (an autonomous okrug o Tyumen Oblast). Its admeenistrative center is the toun o Salekhard. Population: 522,904 (2010 Census).

Geography an natural history
The Nenets fowk are an indigenous tribe that hae lang survivit in this region. Thair prehistoric life involvit subsistence huntin an gatherin, includin the takkin o polar bears; the practice o huntin polar bears (Ursus maritimus) continues up tae the present time.C. Michael Hogan (2008) Polar Bear: Ursus maritimus, Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg 

Yamalo-Nenetsky Avtonomny Okrug is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.

History
On December 10, 1930, Yamal (Nenets) Naitional Okrug () wis formit based on Ural Oblast.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Demographics
Population: 

Vital statistics
Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service

Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDaithsNatural chungeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude daith rate (per 1000)Natural chynge (per 1000) 1970 841 683 879 80420.010.59.6 1975 1272 307 8191 48818.26.411.7 1980 1943 3471 1782 16917.36.111.2 1985 3747 8381 5556 28321.04.216.8 1990 4898 0321 6316 40116.43.313.1 1991 4837 1211 6235 49814.73.411.4 1992 4706 1232 1084 01513.04.58.5 1993 4665 6972 7642 93312.25.96.3 1994 4736 2742 9983 27613.36.36.9 1995 4836 3373 1073 23013.16.46.7 1996 4896 2413 0043 23712.86.16.6 1997 4956 2082 7153 49312.55.57.1 1998 4986 3952 5443 85112.85.17.7 1999 4986 0712 6083 46312.25.27.0 2000 4975 8392 7633 07611.75.66.2 2001 5016 3883 0573 33112.86.16.7 2002 5066 6352 9343 70113.15.87.3 2003 5107 1633 0934 07014.16.18.0 2004 5117 2642 9754 28914.25.88.4 2005 5127 1483 0994 04914.06.07.9 2006 5137 0363 0004 03613.75.87.9 2007 5157 7002 9374 76314.95.79.2 2008 5177 8922 9594 93315.35.79.5 2009 5198 2162 9245 29215.85.610.2 2010 5228 2632 8735 39015.85.510.3

Regional demographics for 2008 (Jan-Oct)
RaionPp (2007)BirthsDaithsGrowtheBRDRNGRYamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug538,6005,8142,2023,61214.395.450.89%Salekhard40,50049925624316.438.430.80%Gubkinsky22,3002637119215.724.251.15%Labytnangi27,70033321212116.0310.200.58%Muravlenko37,00036110425713.013.750.93%Nadym48,50044319724612.185.420.68%Novy Urengoy117,000112233478812.793.810.90%Noyabrsk109,900102938464512.484.660.78%Krasnoselkupsky6,20099415821.298.821.25%Nadymsky21,3002216715413.834.190.96%Priuralsky15,3001797210715.606.270.93%Purovsky49,90054819535314.645.210.94%Tazovsky17,2002689217620.787.131.36%Shuryshkarsky9,900144697519.399.291.01%Yamalsky15,90030510819725.589.061.65%

Ethnic groups
The Nenets mak up 5.9% o the population, preceded bi ethnic Roushies (61.7%), Ukrainians (9.7%), an Tatars (5.6%). Ither prominent ethnic groups include Belaroushies (1.3%), Khants (1.9%), Azerbaijanis (1.8%), Bashkirs (1.7%), Komi (1%), an Moldovans (0.9%) (aw figurs are frae the 2010 Census).
 Ethnicgroup 1939 Census 1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2002 Census 2010 Census1 Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Nenets 13,45429.3% 13,97722.4% 17,53821.9% 17,40411.0% 20,9174.2% 26,4355.2% 29,7725.9% Khants 5,36711.7% 5,5198.9% 6,5138.1% 6,4664.1% 7,2471.5% 8,7601.7% 9,4891.9% Komi 4,72210.3% 4,8667.8% 5,4456.8% 5,6423.6% 6,0001.2% 6,1771.2% 5,1411.0% Selkups 870.2% 1,2452.0% 1,7102.1% 1,6111.0% 1,5300.3% 1,7970.4% 1,9880.4% Roushies 19,30842.1% 27,78944.6% 37,51846.9% 93,75059.0% 292,80859.2% 298,35958.8% 312,01961.7% Ukrainians 3950.9% 1,9213.1% 3,0263.8% 15,7219.9% 85,02217.2% 66,08013.0% 48,9859.7% Tatars 1,6363.6% 3,9526.3% 4,6535.8% 8,5565.4% 26,4315.3% 27,7345.5% 28,5095.6%  Ithers 8711.9% 3,0654.9% 3,5744.5% 9,6946.1% 54,88911.1% 71,66414.1% 74,62514.3% 1 17,517 fowk wur registered frae admeenistrative databases, an coud no declare an ethnicity. It is estimatit that the proportion o ethnicities in this group is the same as that o the declared group.

Economy
Yamalo-Nenetsky Avtonomny Okrug is Roushie's maist important soorce o natural gas, wi mair nor 90% o Roushie's natural gas bein producit thare. The region an aw accoonts for 12% o Roushie's ile production. The region is o utmaist importance tae Roushie's lairgest company Gazprom, whose main production fields are locatit thare. Novatek – the kintra's seicont lairgest gas producer – is an aw active in the region, wi its heidquarteres locatit in Tarko-Sale.

References

Freemit airtins

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