Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug

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Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra,Template:Efn also known as Khanty-Mansia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Khantia-Mansia), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast). It has a population of 1,532,243 as of the 2010 Census.<ref name="2010Census">Template:Ru-pop-ref</ref> Its administrative center is located at Khanty-Mansiysk.

The peoples native to the region are the Khanty and the Mansi, known collectively as Ob-Ugric peoples, but today the two groups only constitute 2.5% of the region's population. The local languages, Khanty and Mansi, are part of the Ugric branch of the Finno-Ugric language family, and enjoy a special status in the autonomous okrug. Russian remains the only official language.

In 2012, the majority (51%)<ref>В Ханты-Мансийском автономном округе добыта 10-миллиардная тонна нефти</ref> of the oil produced in Russia came from Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, giving the region great economic importance in Russia and the world. It borders Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug to the north, Komi Republic to the northwest, Sverdlovsk Oblast to the west, Tyumen Oblast to the south, Tomsk Oblast to the south and southeast and Krasnoyarsk Krai in the east.

History

The okrug was established on December 10, 1930, as Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}). In October 1940, it was renamed the Khanty-Mansi National Okrug. In 1977, along with other national okrugs of the Russian SFSR, it became an autonomous okrug (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug). In 2003, the word "Yugra" was appended to the official name.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Geography

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Map of Khantia-Mansia

The okrug occupies the central part of the West Siberian Plain.

Principal rivers include the Ob and its tributaries Irtysh and Vatinsky Yogan. There are numerous lakes in the okrug, the largest ones are Numto, Tormemtor, Leushinsky Tuman and Tursuntsky Tuman, among others.<ref name="GЕ">Google Earth</ref>

The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude traverses the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

Administrative divisions

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Demographics

Population: 1,674,676 (2020);<ref>2020 Russian Subjects Population</ref> Template:Ru-census

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has an area of 523,100 km2, but the area is sparsely populated. The administrative center is Khanty-Mansiysk, but the largest cities are Surgut, Nizhnevartovsk, and Nefteyugansk.

Settlements

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Ethnic groups

The Indigenous population (Khanty, Mansi, Komi, and Nenets) is only 2.8% of the total population in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. The exploitation of natural gas in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug has attracted immigrants from all over the former Soviet Union. The 2021 Census counted 17 ethnic groups of more than five thousand persons each. The ethnic composition is as follows:

Population of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:In lang</ref>

Ethnic Group Population %
Russian 888,660 70.3%
Tatar 79,727 6.3%
Ukrainian 41,596 3.3%
Bashkir 29,717 2.4%
Tajik 21,791 1.7%
Azeri 21,259 1.7%
Khanty 19,568 1.5%
Lezgin 15,268 1.2%
Kumyk 13,669 1.1%
Uzbek 12,361 1.0%
Mansi 11,065 0.9%
Nogai 9,990 0.8%
Chuvash 7,786 0.6%
Chechen 7,085 0.6%
Belarusian 6,156 0.5%
Kyrgyz 5,562 0.4%
Moldovan 5,297 0.4%
Other 48,194 3.8%

Historical population figures are shown below:

Ethnic
group
1939 Census 1959 Census 1970 Census 1979 Census 1989 Census 2002 Census 2010 Census1 2021 Census
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Khanty 12,238 13.1% 11,435 9.2% 12,222 4.5% 11,219 2.0% 11,892 0.9% 17,128 1.2% 19,068 1.3% 19,568 1.6%
Mansi 5,768 6.2% 5,644 4.6% 6,684 2.5% 6,156 1.1% 6,562 0.5% 9,894 0.7% 10,977 0.8% 11,065 0.9%
Nenets 852 0.9% 815 0.7% 940 0.3% 1,003 0.2% 1,144 0.1% 1,290 0.1% 1,438 0.1% 1,381 0.1%
Komi 2,436 2.6% 2,803 2.3% 3,150 1.2% 3,105 0.5% 3,000 0.2% 3,081 0.2% 2,364 0.2% 2,618 0.2%
Russians 67,616 72.5% 89,813 72.5% 208,500 76.9% 423,792 74.3% 850,297 66.3% 946,590 66.1% 973,978 68.1% 888,660 70.3%
Ukrainians 1,111 1.2% 4,363 3.5% 9,986 3.7% 45,484 8.0% 148,317 11.6% 123,238 8.6% 91,323 6.4% 41,596 3.3%
Tatars 2,227 2.4% 2,938 2.4% 14,046 5.2% 36,898 6.5% 97,689 7.6% 107,637 7.5% 108,899 7.6% 79,727 6.3%
Others 1,026 1.1% 6,115 4.9% 15,629 5.8% 43,106 7.6% 163,495 12.7% 223,959 15.6% 173,536 15.5% 219,465 17.3%
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Vital statistics

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Source:<ref>Russian Federal State Statistics Service</ref>

Average population (× 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Fertility rates
1970 281 5 959 2 025 3 934 21.2 7.2 14.0
1975 415 9 450 2 572 6 878 22.8 6.2 16.6
1980 649 13 901 4 116 9 785 21.4 6.3 15.1
1985 1 041 25 130 4 863 20 267 24.1 4.7 19.5
1990 1 274 21 812 5 354 16 458 17.1 4.2 12.9
1991 1 276 19 060 5 884 13 176 14.9 4.6 10.3
1992 1 270 15 849 7 132 8 717 12.5 5.6 6.9
1993 1 274 14 531 9 401 5 130 11.4 7.4 4.0 1,59
1994 1 286 15 120 9 937 5 183 11.8 7.7 4.0 1,59
1995 1 298 14 418 10 041 4 377 11.1 7.7 3.4 1,46
1996 1 310 14 469 9 508 4 961 11.0 7.3 3.8 1,39
1997 1 330 14 640 8 497 6 143 11.0 6.4 4.6 1,34
1998 1 351 15 600 8 164 7 436 11.5 6.0 5.5 1,39
1999 1 359 14 728 8 476 6 252 10.8 6.2 4.6 1,29
2000 1 372 15 579 9 426 6 153 11.4 6.9 4.5 1,34
2001 1 398 17 130 9 863 7 267 12.3 7.1 5.2 1,43
2002 1 426 19 051 9 829 9 222 13.4 6.9 6.5 1,54
2003 1 445 19 883 10 000 9 883 13.8 6.9 6.8 1,58
2004 1 456 20 377 9 828 10 549 14.0 6.8 7.2 1,59
2005 1 466 19 958 10 415 9 543 13.6 7.1 6.5 1,54
2006 1 476 20 366 10 077 10 289 13.8 6.8 7.0 1,56
2007 1 487 21 887 10 093 11 794 14.7 6.8 7.9 1,66
2008 1 500 23 197 10 215 12 982 15.5 6.8 8.7 1,74
2009 1 513 23 840 10 107 13 733 15.8 6.7 9.1 1,77
2010 1 527 25 089 10 447 14 642 16.4 6.8 9.6 1,84
2011 1 543 25 335 10 072 14 642 16.4 6.5 9.9 1,86
2012 1 558 27 686 9 949 17 737 17.6 6.3 11.3 2,02

Religion

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Orthodox Church of the Resurrection in Khanty-Mansiysk. Orthodox Christianity is the main religion in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

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According to a 2012 survey<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/> 38.1% of the population of Yugra adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 5% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1% of the population adheres to the Slavic native faith (Rodnovery) or to Khanty-Mansi native faith. Muslims (mostly Tatars) constitute 11% of the population. In addition, 23% of the population declares to be spiritual but not religious, 11% is atheist, and 10.9% follows other religions or did not give an answer to the question.<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/> According to recent reports Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to torture and detention in Surgut.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Transport

In Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the primary transport of goods is by water and railway transport; 29% is transported by road, and 2% by aviation. The total length of railway tracks is 1,106 km. The length of roads is more than 18,000 km.

See also

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