Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Map of Nenets Autonomous Okrug within Russia.

Upclose map of Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

The capital of the okrug, Naryan-Mar (Нарьян-Мар), in 2014.

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The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг, Nyenetskiy avtonomnyy okrug, Nenets: Ненёцие автономной ӈокрук, Nenjocije awtonomnoj ŋokruk) is a federal subjects of Russia. It is located in northwestern Russia. The capital is Naryan-Mar. The okrug has a population of 44,110 (2020 census), making it the least populated federal subject in Russia.

Economy

The oil and gas industry make up 99% of the okrug's industrial activity.^[1] In 2015, the okrug had the highest gross domestic product in Russia.^[2]^[3]

Climate

Much of the okrug has Subarctic climate. This means the okrug experiences mild and short summers, along with long and very cold winters. Most of the okrug is also above the arctic circle, meaning polar nights occur every year.

Demographics

In 2010, ethnic Russians were 66.1% of the population. Nenets were 18.6% of the population, the Komi people were 9.0% of the population and other ethnicities were 6.3% of the population.

Ethnicity	1939 Census	1959 Census	1970 Census	1979 Census	1989 Census	2002 Census	2010 Census
Russians	67.5%	68.8%	64.5%	65.8%	65.8%	62.4%	66.1%
Nenets	11.8%	10.9%	15.0%	12.8%	11.9%	18.7%	18.6%
Komi	12.6%	11.0%	13.7%	10.9%	9.5%	10.9%	9.0%
Others	8.1%	9.3%	6.9%	10.5%	12.8%	8.0%	6.3%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

In 1989, the population was at 54,840 people, but a rapid decrease in population occurred shortly afterwards. The population has seen a slow increase since 2002.