Koryak Okrug

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Koryak Okrug (Russian: Корякский округ, romanized: Koryakskiy okrug, pronounced [kɐˈrʲakskʲɪj ˈokrʊk]; Koryak: Чав’чываокруг, romanized: Caw’cywaokrug), or Koryakia (; Russian: Корякия, pronounced [kɐˈrʲækʲɪjə]), was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast) from 1931 until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was called Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Корякский автономный округ). Its administrative center was the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palana. Population: 18,759 (2010 census); 25,157 (2002 census); 39,363 (1989 Soviet census).

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