Editing Krasnoyarsk Krai

{{Short description|First-level administrative division of Russia}}
{{Distinguish|Krasnodar Krai}}
{{Infobox Russian federal subject
|en_name  =Krasnoyarsk Krai
|ru_name  =Красноярский край
|image_map=Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
|coordinates={{coord|59|53|N|91|40|E|type:adm1st_region:RU|display=inline,title}}
|image_coa=Coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
|coa_caption=[[Coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai|Coat of arms]]
|image_flag=Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai.svg
|flag_caption=[[Flag of Krasnoyarsk Krai|Flag]]
|anthem       = Anthem of Krasnoyarsk Krai<ref name="Anthem">Law #5-KY</ref>
|holiday      =December&nbsp;7
|holiday_ref  =<ref name="Holiday">Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Article&nbsp;26</ref>
|political_status=Krai
|political_status_link=Krais of Russia
|federal_district=[[Siberian Federal District|Siberian]]
|economic_region=[[East Siberian economic region|East Siberian]]
|adm_ctr_type =Administrative center
|adm_ctr_name =[[Krasnoyarsk]]
|adm_ctr_name_ref=<ref name="AdmCtr">Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Article&nbsp;28</ref>
|pop_2021census=2,856,971
|pop_2021census_rank=14th
|urban_pop_2021census=79.3%
|rural_pop_2021census=20.7%
|pop_2021census_ref=<ref name="2021Census2">{{Ru-pop-ref|2021census}}</ref>
|pop_density
|pop_density_as_of
|pop_density_ref
|pop_latest   =2858700
|pop_latest_date=March 2015
|pop_latest_ref=<ref name="201503Est">Krasnoyarsk Krai Territorial Branch of the [[Russian Federal State Statistics Service|Federal State Statistics Service]]. [http://web.krasstat.gks.ru/doklad/12/dok.htm#02-1.1 Социально-экономическое положение Красноярского края в январе–марте 2015&nbsp;года] {{in lang|ru}}</ref>
|area_km2     =2366797
|area_km2_rank=2nd
|established_date=December&nbsp;7, 1934
|established_date_ref=<ref name="DateEstablished">Resolution of December&nbsp;7, 1934</ref>
|license_plates=24, 84, 88, 124
|ISO=RU-KYA
|gov_as_of   =June 2020
|leader_title=[[Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai|Governor]]
|leader_title_ref=<ref name="HeadLegis">Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Article&nbsp;46</ref>
|leader_name =[[Mikhail Kotyukov]] (Acting)
|leader_name_ref=<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 April 2023|title=Krasnoyarsk Territory to be headed by Deputy Minister of Finance Kotyukov|url=https://novayagazeta.eu/articles/2023/04/20/krasnoiarskii-krai-vozglavit-zamministra-finansov-kotiukov-news|access-date=21 April 2023|website=Novay Gazeta Europe|language=ru}}</ref>
|legislature =[[Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai|Legislative Assembly]]
|legislature_ref=<ref name="HeadLegis" />
|website     =[http://www.krskstate.ru www.krskstate.ru]
|website_ref
|date        =September 2017
}}

'''Krasnoyarsk Krai''' ({{langx|ru|Красноярский край|Krasnoyarskiy kray}}, {{IPA|ru|krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj|IPA}}) is a [[federal subjects of Russia|federal subject]] (a [[krai]]) of [[Russia]] located in [[Siberia]]. Its [[administrative center]] is the [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] of [[Krasnoyarsk]], the second-largest city in [[Siberia]] after [[Novosibirsk]]. Comprising half of the [[Siberian Federal District]], Krasnoyarsk Krai is the largest krai in Russia, the [[list of subdivisions of Russia by area|second-largest federal subject]] in the country after neighboring [[Sakha Republic|Sakha]], and the [[list of the largest country subdivisions by area|third-largest country subdivision by area]] in the world. The krai covers an area of {{convert|2366797|km2|sp=us}}, constituting roughly 13% of Russia's total area. Krasnoyarsk Krai has a population of 2,856,971 as of the [[2021 Russian census|2021 census]].

==Geography==
[[File:Operational Navigation Chart C-5, 2nd edition.jpg|thumb|left|Map including part of northern Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
The krai lies in the middle of [[Siberia]], and occupies nearly half of the [[Siberian Federal District]], almost splitting it in half, stretching {{convert|3,000|km|mi|-2}} from the [[Sayan Mountains]] in the south along the [[Yenisei River]] to the [[Taymyr Peninsula]] in the north. It borders (counting clockwise from the sea) the [[Sakha Republic]], [[Irkutsk Oblast|Irkutsk]], the [[Tuva Republic]], the [[Republic of Khakassia]], [[Kemerovo Oblast|Kemerovo]], [[Tomsk Oblast|Tomsk]], [[Tyumen Oblast]]s, the [[Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug]], the [[Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug]] and the [[Kara Sea]] and [[Laptev Sea]] of the [[Arctic Ocean]] in the north.

The krai is located in the basin of the [[Arctic Ocean]]; a great number of rivers that flow through the krai [[drainage basin|drain]] into it eventually. The main rivers of the krai are the Yenisei, and its [[tributary|tributaries]] (from south to north): the [[Kan River|Kan]], the [[Angara River|Angara]], the [[Podkamennaya Tunguska River|Podkamennaya Tunguska]], the [[Nizhnyaya Tunguska River|Nizhnyaya Tunguska]] and the [[Tanama River|Tanama]].

There are also several thousand lakes in the krai. The largest lakes include Beloye, Belyo, [[Lake Glubokoye (Putorana)|Glubokoye]], Itat, [[Lake Khantayskoye|Khantayskoye]], Labas, [[Lake Lama|Lama]], Pyasina, [[Lake Taymyr|Taymyr]], and [[Lake Yessey|Yessey]]. The rivers and lakes are rich in fish.

The climate is strongly [[continental climate|continental]] with large temperature variations during the year. Long winters and short, hot summers are characteristic for the central and southern regions where most of the krai's population lives. The territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai experiences conditions of three climate belts: [[polar climate|arctic]], [[Subarctic climate|subarctic]], and [[humid continental climate|humid continental]]. In the north there are less than 40 days with temperature above {{convert|10|°C|°F}}, while in the south there are 110–120 such days.

The average temperature in January is {{convert|-36|C|1}} in the north and {{convert|-18|C|1}} in the south. The average temperature in July is {{convert|5|to|10|C}} in the north – where the most poleward [[tree line]] in the world is found at [[Ary-Mas]] – and {{convert|+20|C}} in the south. The annual precipitation is {{convert|316|mm|sp=us}} (up to {{convert|1200|mm|sp=us}} in the foothills of the Sayan Mountains). Snow covers the central regions of the krai from early November until late March. The peaks of the Sayan Mountains higher than {{convert|2,400|-|2,600|m|ft|-2}} and those of the [[Putorana Plateau]] higher than {{convert|1,000|-|1,300|m|ft}} are covered with permanent snow. [[Permafrost]] is absent at low altitudes south of [[Lesosibirsk]], but as one moves north it grades from [[sporadic permafrost|sporadic]] around [[58th parallel north|the 58th parallel]] to [[discontinuous permafrost|extensive discontinuous]] around [[60th parallel north|the 60th parallel]] and [[continuous permafrost|continuous]] north of [[63rd parallel north|the 63rd parallel]].

The coastline contains several prominent peninsulas – from west to east the main ones are the [[Minina Peninsula]], [[Mikhailov Peninsula]], the [[Taymyr Peninsula]] (by far the largest, and itself containing the Zarya Peninsula, Oskara Peninsula and [[Chelyuskin Peninsula]]) and the Khara-Tumus Peninsula.

There are also a large number of islands off the krai's coast, the most prominent of which are (from west to east) [[Sibiryakov Island]], Nosok Island, [[Dikson Island]], Vern Island, Brekhovskiye Island (in the [[Yenisei Gulf]]), Krestovskiy Island, the [[Kamennye Islands]], the [[Zveroboy Islands]], the [[Labyrintovye Islands]], the [[Plavnikovye Islands]], [[Kolosovykh Island]], the [[Mona Islands]], Rykacheva Island, Gavrilova Island, Belukha and Prodolgovatyy Islands, the [[Nordenskiöld Archipelago]], the [[Firnley Islands]], the [[Heiberg Islands]], [[Starokadomsky Island]], [[Maly Taymyr Island]], the [[Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands]], the [[Faddey Islands]], and the [[Saint Peter Islands]]. There are also a number of islands further out that fall under the administration of Krasnoyarsk Krai – the most prominent being Bolshoy Island, [[Sverdrup Island (Kara Sea)|Sverdrup Island]], the [[Izvestiy TSIK Islands]], the [[Arkticheskiy Institut Islands]], the [[Kirov Islands]], [[Uyedineniya Island]], [[Voronina Island]], [[Severnaya Zemlya]] (the largest group), and [[Ushakov Island]].
The highest point of the krai is [[Grandiozny Peak]] in the [[Eastern Sayan]] Mountains at an elevation of {{convert|2922|m|sp=us}}.

In the south there is a [[Ergaki Nature Park]] which is a [[protected area]] of Krasnoyarsk Krai. It contains the Western Sayan Mountains.<ref name="Park">{{cite web |title=История |url=https://ergaki-park.ru/about/history/ |website=ergaki-park.ru |publisher=Ergaki Natural Park |access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref> The park was established in 2005 and it covers an area of {{cvt|342,873|ha}}.<ref name="Baklitskaya">{{cite news |last1=Baklitskaya |first1=Kate |title=Siberian Secrets - the majestic Yergaki National Park |url=https://siberiantimes.com/home/sent-to-siberia/siberian-secrets-the-majestic-yergaki-national-park/ |access-date=16 January 2024 |work=siberiantimes.com |publisher=The Siberian Times |date=1 November 2012}}</ref> It is bordered by the Yenisei highway.<ref name="Mikhailovich">{{cite news |last1=Mikhailovich |first1=Ryzhenkov Vladimir |title=Природный парк «Ергаки» / Досье / Справка |url=https://newslab.ru/info/dossier/prirodnyj-park-ergaki |access-date=16 January 2024 |work=newslab.ru |publisher=News Laboratory LLC |date=2024}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Mother of God-Nativity Cathedral (Krasnoyarsk) 1900.jpg|thumb|Mother of God-Nativity Cathedral (Krasnoyarsk) 1900]]
According to archaeologists, the first people reached Siberia circa 40,000 [[Before Christ|BC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/peopling_siberia.html |title=Arctic Social Sciences - Arctic Studies Center |publisher=Mnh.si.edu |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref> The [[Andronovo culture]], a group of [[Bronze Age]] peoples, lived in the area around 2000–900 BC, the remains of which were discovered in 1914 near the village of Andronovo, [[Uzhursky District]]. The grave-mounds and monuments of the [[Scythian]] culture in Krasnoyarsk Krai belong to the 7th century BC and are some of the oldest in [[Eurasia]]. A prince's grave, the Kurgan Arshan, discovered in 2001, is also located in the krai.

Russian settlement of the area (mostly by [[Cossacks]]) began in the 17th century. After the construction of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] the Russian colonization of the area strongly increased. In 1822, the [[Yeniseysk Governorate]] was created with Krasnoyarsk as its administrative center that covered territory very similar to that of the current krai.

During both the [[Tsar]]ist and the [[Soviet]] times, the territory of Krasnoyarsk Krai was used as a place of exile of political enemies, actual or alleged. The first leaders of the Soviet state, [[Vladimir Lenin]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], were exiled to what is now the krai in 1897–1900 and 1903, respectively. In Stalin's era, numerous [[Gulag]] camps were located in the region.

On June&nbsp;30, 1908, in the basin of the [[Podkamennaya Tunguska|Podkamennaya Tunguska River]], there occurred a [[Tunguska event|powerful explosion]] most likely to have been caused by the air burst of a large [[meteoroid]] or [[comet]] fragment at an altitude of {{convert|5|–|10|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the Earth's surface. The force of the explosion is estimated to be about 10–15 megatons. It flattened more than {{convert|2,000|km2|acre|abbr=off|sp=us}} of pine forest and killed thousands of reindeer.

Krasnoyarsk Krai was created in 1934 after disaggregation of the [[West Siberian Krai|West Siberian]] and East Siberian Krais and later included [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug|Taymyr]] and [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]]s and [[Khakas Autonomous Oblast]]. In 1991, [[Khakassia]] separated from the krai and became a republic within the Russian Federation. On January&nbsp;1, 2007, following a referendum on the issue held on April&nbsp;17, 2005, the territories of [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug|Evenk]] and [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]]s were merged into the krai.

==Politics==
[[File:Krasnoyarsk Mira 110 krai admin.jpg|thumb|The seat of the oblast administration in the Revolution Square, 2005]]

During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] period, the high authority in the krai was shared between three persons: The first secretary of the Krasnoyarsk CPSU Committee (who in reality had the most authority), the chairman of the krai Soviet (legislative power), and the chairman of the krai Executive Committee (executive power). Since the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]] in 1991 and the demise of the [[CPSU]], the head of the krai administration, and eventually the governor has been appointed or elected alongside the elected [[Regional parliaments of Russia|regional parliament]].

The Charter of Krasnoyarsk Krai is the fundamental law of the region. The [[Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai]] is the province's [[regional parliaments of Russia|regional]] standing legislative (representative) body. The Legislative Assembly exercises its authority by passing laws, resolutions, and other legal acts and by supervising the implementation and observance of the laws and other legal acts passed by it. The legislative assembly consists of 52 deputies. 22 of them are elected in 22 one-mandate electoral districts by [[plurality system]], 2 in Taymyr, 2 in Evenkia, and 26 are elected by [[proportional representation system|proportional system]] from the lists offered by political parties. The highest executive body is the Oblast Government, which includes territorial executive bodies such as district administrations, committees, and commissions that facilitate development and run the day-to-day matters of the province. The Oblast administration supports the activities of the Governor who is the highest official and acts as the guarantor of the observance of the krai Charter in accordance with the [[Constitution of Russia]].

In December 1991, president [[Boris Yeltsin]] appointed Arkady Veprev as the first governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In January 1993 Yeltsin appointed Valery Zubov as the second governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In Krasnoyarsk Territory governor elections were called. Zubov was elected in a universal election for a five-year term. The [[Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai]] was created as well.

In 1998, Zubov lost in the gubernatorial election to [[Aleksandr Ivanovich Lebed|General Aleksandr Lebed]], a well-known politician in all of Russia. In 2002 Lebed died in a helicopter accident.

In 2002, [[Alexander Khloponin]], the governor of [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug]] and an influential businessman, was elected a governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai. In 2007, he was nominated by [[President of Russia|president]] [[Vladimir Putin]] for re-election, and the legislative assembly elected Khloponin for the second term.

In 2010, after Khloponin was promoted to the office of the president's envoy in the [[North Caucasian Federal District]], [[Lev Kuznetsov (politician)|Lev Kuznetsov]], a businessman and politician from Khloponin's circle, became the new governor of the krai. After Kuznetsov, [[Viktor Tolokonsky]] became Governor September 2017. After Tolokonsky, [[Aleksandr Uss]] became the [[Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai]] where he remains in the role today.

Krasnoyarsk Krai is represented in the [[Federation Council of Russia]], the [[upper house]] of the [[Federal Assembly (Russia)|Russian parliament]] by two senators. In 2007, eight deputies were elected to the [[State Duma]] from Krasnoyarsk regional lists of different [[Political parties in Russia|political parties]].

==Economy==
Over 95% of the cities, a majority of the industrial enterprises, and all of the agriculture are concentrated in the south of the krai.

===Natural resources===
[[File:Biznes-tsentr-Balans---smotret-foto 2.jpeg.image.resize-765 575 outside any.575d57fb5b0e95f37775cada8589c957.jpg|thumb|Business center "Balance". The largest business center of Asian part of Russia]]
The krai is among the richest of Russia's regions in natural resources: 80% of the country's [[nickel]], 75% of its [[cobalt]], 70% of its [[copper]], 16% of its [[coal]], and 10% of its [[gold]] are extracted here. Krasnoyarsk also produces 20% of the country's [[timber]]. More than 95% of Russian resources of [[platinum]] and [[platinoid]]s are concentrated in the krai.

===Industry===
The krai's major industries are: non-ferrous [[metallurgy]], energy, forestry, chemicals, and oil refining. The major financial-industrial groups of Krasnoyarsk Krai are:
*[[Basic Element (company)|Basic Element]] (Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Plant, Achinsk Alumina Complex, Krasnoyarsk Pulp and Paper Plant)
*[[Interros]] ([[Norilsk Nickel]])
*[[Evraz Group]] (iron mines, timber)
*MDM Group ([[SUEK]], ''Siberian Coal and Energy Company'')
*[[RusHydro]] (generation of electric power)
*[[RZhD]] (railroads)
*[[Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev]] satellite manufacturing

===Power generation===
The two most powerful [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric plants]] in Russia are at the [[Yenisei River]]: 
* Sajano-Schuschensk reservoir (Саяно-Шушенское водохранилище: 621&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 31.300 Mio. m³; 6400 MW)
* [[Krasnoyarsk Reservoir]] (2130&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 73.300 Mio. m³; 6000 MW)
Three are at its tributary [[Angara River]]: 
* [[Irkutsk Hydroelectric Power Station]] (45.800 Mio. m³; 660 MW)
* [[Bratsk Reservoir]] (5426&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 169.270 Mio. m³; 4500 MW)
* Ust-Ilimsk reservoir (Усть-Илимское водохранилище: 1873&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>; 59.300 Mio. m³; 4320 MW)

It makes Krasnoyarsk Krai one of Russia's most important producers of electric energy and a desirable location for energy-intensive industries, such as aluminum plants. {{citation needed|date=February 2014}}

===Transportation===
*[[Trans-Siberian Railroad]] (650&nbsp;km (400&nbsp;mi) within Krasnoyarsk Krai), Norilsk Railroad (northernmost railroad in the world before Obskaya–Bovanenkovo Line); North Siberian Railroad is planned.
*Highways: [[M53 highway (Russia)|M53 Baikal]] ([[Novosibirsk]]-[[Krasnoyarsk]]-[[Irkutsk]]), M54 Yenisei ([[Krasnoyarsk]]-[[Kyzyl]]-[[Mongolia]]) R409 Eniseiskiy trakt ([[Krasnoyarsk]]-[[Lesosibirsk]]-[[Yeniseysk]]).
*[[Northern Sea Route]] and shipping on the Yenisei. The main ports are: [[Dudinka]], [[Igarka]], [[Turukhansk]], [[Yeniseysk]], [[Maklakovo]], [[Strelka, Lesosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Strelka]], [[Krasnoyarsk]]
*26 airports, including an international airport ([[Krasnoyarsk Airport|Yemelyanovo]] near Krasnoyarsk).
*Two pipes of [[Irkutsk]]-[[Anzhero-Sudzhensk]] petroleum pipeline.
*Major power transmission lines.

==Administrative divisions==
[[File:Map Krasnoyarsk Krai.png|thumb|250px]]
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Krasnoyarsk Krai}}

Krasnoyarsk Krai consists of forty-four [[raion|districts]] and sixteen [[town of district significance|towns of district significance]]. Two of the districts (Evenkiysky and Taymyrsky; the former [[autonomous okrugs of Russia|autonomous okrugs]]) have special status.

==Demographics==
[[File:Life expectancy in Russian subject -Krasnoyarsk Krai.png|thumb|300px|Life expectancy at birth in Krasnoyarsk Krai]]
'''Population:''' (including former [[Taymyr Autonomous Okrug|Taymyr]] and [[Evenk Autonomous Okrug]]s): {{ru-census|p2021=2,856,971|p2010=2,828,187|p2002=3,023,525|p1989=3,596,260}}{{Historical populations|3=1926|4=1331409|7=1959|8=2204051|9=1970|10=2516167|11=1979|12=2699196|13=1989|14=3029399|15=2002|16=2966042|17=2010|18=2828187|19=2021|20=2856971|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}'''Ethnic groups:''' The population of the krai mostly consists of [[Russians]], and some other peoples of the former [[Soviet Union]]. The [[Indigenous peoples of Siberia|indigenous Siberian peoples]] make up no more than 1% of the population.

The 2021 Census reported the following ethnic composition:<ref name=census2021>{{cite web|title=Национальный состав населения|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Tom5_tab1_VPN-2020.xlsx|publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service]]|accessdate=30 December 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ethnicity 
!Population !! Percentage
|-
| [[Russians]] 
|2,382,723|| 93.6%
|-
| [[Tatars]] 
|19,418|| 0.8%
|-
| [[Tajiks]] 
|12,968|| 0.5%
|-
| [[Azerbaijanis]] 
|11,658|| 0.5%
|-
| [[Ukrainians]] 
|11,601|| 0.5%
|-
| [[Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyz]] 
|10,652|| 0.4%
|-
| Others 
| 95,645|| 3.8%
|-
|Ethnicity not stated
|312,306
|–
|}

'''Vital statistics for 2024:<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2025 |title=Естественное движение населения в разрезе субъектов российской федерации за декабрь 2024 года |url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/EDN_12-2024.htm |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Rosstat}}</ref>'''
*Births: 24,687 (8.7 per 1,000)
*Deaths: 36,097 (12.7 per 1,000)

'''Total fertility rate (2024):<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=Рейтинг рождаемости в регионах: кто в лидерах, а кто в аутсайдерах {{!}} Москва |url=https://fedpress.ru/article/3365231 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=ФедералПресс |language=ru-RU}}</ref>'''<br />
1.41 children per woman

'''Life expectancy (2021):'''<ref name="rosstat">{{cite web|url=https://rosstat.gov.ru/folder/210/document/13207 |title=Демографический ежегодник России |publisher=[[Federal State Statistics Service (Russia)|Federal State Statistics Service of Russia]] (Rosstat) |access-date=2022-06-01 |language=ru |trans-title=The Demographic Yearbook of Russia}}</ref>  <br />
Total — 68.35 years (male&nbsp;— 63.56, female&nbsp;— 73.13)

===Settlements===
{{Largest cities
| country      = Krasnoyarsk Krai
| stat_ref     = 2021 Russian Census
| list_by_pop  =
| div_name     =
| div_link     = Administrative divisions of Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Administrative Division
| city_1 = Krasnoyarsk
| div_1 = Krasnoyarsk{{!}}City of krai significance of Krasnoyarsk
| pop_1 = 1,187,771
| img_1 = Krs riverport.jpg
| city_2 = Norilsk
| div_2 = Norilsk{{!}}City of krai significance of Norilsk
| pop_2 = 174,453
| img_2 = Norilsk 03.jpg
| city_3 = Achinsk
| div_3 = Achinsky District
| pop_3 = 100,621
| img_3 = Вид на Ачинск из Б. Салыри.JPG
| city_4 = Kansk
| div_4 = Kansky District
| pop_4 = 86,816
| img_4 = Площадь Коростелева в Канске.jpg
| city_5 = Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Zheleznogorsk
| div_5 = Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Closed administrative-territorial formation of Zheleznogorsk
| pop_5 = 82,723
| city_6 = Minusinsk
| div_6 = Minusinsky District
| pop_6 = 70,089
| img_6 =
| city_7 = Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Zelenogorsk
| div_7 = Zelenogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Closed administrative-territorial formation of Zelenogorsk
| pop_7 = 54,279
| img_7 =
| city_8 = Lesosibirsk
| div_8 = Lesosibirsk{{!}}Town of krai significance of Lesosibirsk
| pop_8 = 55,730
| img_8 =
| city_9 = Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai{{!}}Nazarovo
| div_9 = Nazarovsky District
| pop_9 = 45,333
| img_9 =
| city_10 = Sosnovoborsk
| div_10 = Sosnovoborsk{{!}}Town of krai significance of Sosnovoborsk
| pop_10 = 40,442
| img_10 =
}}

===Demographics for 2007===

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
!'''[[Raion|District]]'''
!'''Pop'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statis.krs.ru/digital/region5/default.aspx?SortField=LinkFilenameNoMenu&SortDir=Asc&View={4E5036C5-DFF8-439D-A33F-9F8ABD419E26} |title=Территориальный орган Федеральной службы государственной статистики по Красноярскому краю - Население |publisher=Statis.krs.ru |access-date=2012-09-27}}</ref>
!'''Births'''
!'''Deaths'''
!'''NG'''
!'''BR'''
!'''DR'''
!'''NGR'''
|-
|'''Krasnoyarsk Krai'''
|'''2,890,350'''
|'''34,206'''
|'''38,470'''
|''' -4,264'''
|'''11.83'''
|'''13.31'''
|''' -0.15%'''
|-
|[[Taimirsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District]]
|37,768
|592
|335
|257
|15.67
|8.87
|0.68%
|-
|[[Evenkiysky District]]
|16,705
|304
|233
|71
|18.20
|13.95
|0.43%
|-
|[[Abansky District]]
|24,997
|346
|419
| -73
|13.84
|16.76
| -0.29%
|-
|[[Achinsky District]]
|15,918
|226
|253
| -27
|14.20
|15.89
| -0.17%
|-
|[[Balakhtinsky District]]
|23,761
|281
|409
| -128
|11.83
|17.21
| -0.54%
|-
|[[Beryozovsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Beryozovsky District]]
|38,527
|483
|543
| -60
|12.54
|14.09
| -0.16%
|-
|[[Birilyussky District]]
|11,431
|159
|228
| -69
|13.91
|19.95
| -0.60%
|-
|[[Bogotolsky District]]
|11,371
|151
|233
| -82
|13.28
|20.49
| -0.72%
|-
|[[Boguchansky District]]
|48,312
|585
|626
| -41
|12.11
|12.96
| -0.08%
|-
|[[Bolshemurtinsky District]]
|19,292
|207
|398
| -191
|10.73
|20.63
| -0.99%
|-
|[[Bolsheuluysky District]]
|8,540
|112
|157
| -45
|13.11
|18.38
| -0.53%
|-
|[[Dzerzhinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Dzerzhinsky District]]
|15,025
|180
|298
| -118
|11.98
|19.83
| -0.79%
|-
|[[Novosyolovsky District]]
|15,128
|192
|226
| -34
|12.69
|14.94
| -0.22%
|-
|[[Partizansky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Partizansky District]]
|11,003
|155
|233
| -78
|14.09
|21.18
| -0.71%
|-
|[[Pirovsky District]]
|8,251
|97
|125
| -28
|11.76
|15.15
| -0.34%
|-
|[[Rybinsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Rybinsky District]]
|23,393
|309
|422
| -113
|13.21
|18.04
| -0.48%
|-
|[[Sayansky District]]
|13,058
|163
|235
| -72
|12.48
|18.00
| -0.55%
|-
|[[Severo-Yeniseysky District]]
|10,907
|153
|136
|17
|14.03
|12.47
|0.16%
|-
|[[Sukhobuzimsky District]]
|23,050
|287
|362
| -75
|12.45
|15.70
| -0.33%
|-
|[[Taseyevsky District]]
|13,962
|161
|234
| -73
|11.53
|16.76
| -0.52%
|-
|[[Turukhansky District]]
|20,736
|249
|295
| -46
|12.01
|14.23
| -0.22%
|-
|[[Tyukhtetsky District]]
|9,034
|111
|197
| -86
|12.29
|21.81
| -0.95%
|-
|[[Uzhursky District]]
|33,952
|541
|586
| -45
|15.93
|17.26
| -0.13%
|-
|[[Uyarsky District]]
|22,255
|250
|495
| -245
|11.23
|22.24
| -1.10%
|-
|[[Idrinsky District]]
|14,037
|157
|252
| -95
|11.18
|17.95
| -0.68%
|-
|[[Ilansky District]]
|26,436
|352
|453
| -101
|13.32
|17.14
| -0.38%
|-
|[[Irbeysky District]]
|18,053
|241
|300
| -59
|13.35
|16.62
| -0.33%
|-
|[[Kazachinsky District]]
|11,333
|162
|191
| -29
|14.29
|16.85
| -0.26%
|-
|[[Sharypovsky District]]
|17,816
|244
|295
| -51
|13.70
|16.56
| -0.29%
|-
|[[Shushensky District]]
|35,372
|392
|659
| -267
|11.08
|18.63
| -0.75%
|-
|[[Krasnoyarsk]]
|905,000
|10,585
|10,936
| -351
|11.70
|12.08
| -0.04%
|-
|[[Achinsk]]
|110,838
|1,333
|1,702
| -369
|12.03
|15.36
| -0.33%
|-
|[[Bogotol]]
|21,997
|273
|407
| -134
|12.41
|18.50
| -0.61%
|-
|[[Borodino, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Borodino]]
|18,759
|197
|247
| -50
|10.50
|13.17
| -0.27%
|-
|[[Divnogorsk]]
|30,968
|337
|438
| -101
|10.88
|14.14
| -0.33%
|-
|[[Yeniseysk]]
|19,086
|265
|278
| -13
|13.88
|14.57
| -0.07%
|-
|[[Zaozyorny, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Zaozyorny]]
|11,359
|184
|221
| -37
|16.20
|19.46
| -0.33%
|-
|[[Kansk]]
|98,965
|1,113
|1,458
| -345
|11.25
|14.73
| -0.35%
|-
|[[Lesosibirsk]]
|64,215
|932
|1,027
| -95
|14.51
|15.99
| -0.15%
|-
|[[Minusinsk]]
|66,770
|852
|1,141
| -289
|12.76
|17.09
| -0.43%
|-
|[[Nazarovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Nazarovo]]
|53,593
|568
|890
| -322
|10.60
|16.61
| -0.60%
|-
|[[Norilsk]]
|206,359
|2,402
|1,150
|1,252
|11.64
|5.57
|0.61%
|-
|[[Sosnovoborsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Sosnovoborsk]]
|30,074
|306
|275
|31
|10.17
|9.14
|0.10%
|-
|[[Sharypovo, Krasnoyarsk Krai|Sharypovo]]
|38,495
|599
|583
|16
|15.56
|15.14
|0.04%
|-
|[[Yemelyanovsky District]]
|45,908
|493
|633
| -140
|10.74
|13.79
| -0.30%
|-
|[[Kansky District]]
|26,696
|361
|425
| -64
|13.52
|15.92
| -0.24%
|-
|[[Karatuzsky District]]
|16,992
|215
|307
| -92
|12.65
|18.07
| -0.54%
|-
|[[Kezhemsky District]]
|24,406
|277
|300
| -23
|11.35
|12.29
| -0.09%
|-
|[[Kozulsky District]]
|18,292
|225
|344
| -119
|12.30
|18.81
| -0.65%
|-
|[[Krasnoturansky District]]
|16,098
|201
|247
| -46
|12.49
|15.34
| -0.29%
|-
|[[Kuraginsky District]]
|51,402
|669
|851
| -182
|13.02
|16.56
| -0.35%
|-
|[[Mansky District]]
|17,684
|226
|365
| -139
|12.78
|20.64
| -0.79%
|-
|[[Minusinsky District]]
|26,457
|339
|409
| -70
|12.81
|15.46
| -0.26%
|-
|[[Motyginsky District]]
|18,152
|238
|257
| -19
|13.11
|14.16
| -0.10%
|-
|[[Nazarovsky District]]
|23,609
|390
|356
|34
|16.52
|15.08
|0.14%
|-
|[[Yeniseysky District]]
|27,044
|353
|418
| -65
|13.05
|15.46
| -0.24%
|-
|[[Yermakovsky District]]
|20,621
|310
|360
| -50
|15.03
|17.46
| -0.24%
|-
|[[Nizhneingashsky District]]
|35,886
|448
|597
| -149
|12.48
|16.64
| -0.42%
|-
|Other
|245,202
|1,673
|2,020
| -347
|6.82
|8.24
| -0.14%
|}

===Religion===
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Krasnoyarsk Krai as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas">[http://sreda.org/en/arena "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia"]. Sreda, 2012.</ref><ref name="2012Arena-religion-maps">[http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps]. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170421154615/http://c2.kommersant.ru/ISSUES.PHOTO/OGONIOK/2012/034/ogcyhjk2.jpg Archived].</ref>
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodoxy]]|DarkOrchid|29.6}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]]|MediumOrchid|2.4}}
{{Bar percent|Other [[Christianity in Russia|Christians]]|DeepSkyBlue|5.7}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam in Russia|Islam]]|Green|1.6}}
{{Bar percent|[[Rodnovery]] and other native faiths|Red|0.8}}
{{Bar percent|[[Spiritual but not religious]]|DarkSlateGray|35.1}}
{{Bar percent|[[Atheism]] and [[irreligion]]|Black|15}}
{{Bar percent|Other and undeclared|Gray|9.8}}
}}

As per the survey conducted in 2012,<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/> 29.6% of the population of Krasnoyarsk Krai adhered to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]], 5% declared to be a [[nondenominational Christianity|nondenominational Christian]] (excluding Protestant churches), 2% belonged to a different [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox church]]es, 1.5% was [[Muslim]], 1% followed the [[Slavic native faith]] (Rodnovery), and 10.9% did not give an answer to the survey. In addition, 35% of the population declared to be "spiritual but not religious" and 15% to be [[atheism|atheist]].<ref name="2012ArenaAtlas"/>
{{clear}}

===Education===
Krasnoyarsk is the site of the [[Siberian Federal University]], one of Russia's four largest educational institutions. Other notable [[higher education]] institutes of the krai are:
* Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University (Russian abbreviation is KGPU), founded in 1932
* [[Siberian State Technological University]] (Russian abbreviation is SibGTU), the oldest in the city, founded in 1930 as the Siberian Institute of Forestry
* [[Siberian State Aerospace University]] (Russian abbreviation is SibGAU), founded in 1960
* Krasnoyarsk State Medical University (Russian abbreviation is KrasGMU), founded in 1942
* [[Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University]] (Russian abbreviation is Krasnoyarsk GAU), founded in 1952

==See also==
*[[List of chairmen of the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Krai]]

==References==
===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{RussiaBasicLawRef|kya}}
{{Cite Soviet law
|ru_entity=Всероссийский Центральный Исполнительный Комитет
|ru_type=Постановление
|ru_date=7 декабря 1934 г.
|ru_title=О разукрупнении Западносибирского и Восточносибирского краёв и образовании новых областей в Сибири
|en_entity=[[All-Russian Central Executive Committee]]
|en_type=Resolution
|en_date=December 7, 1934
|en_title=On the Subdivision of West Siberian and East Siberian Krais and on the Establishment of New Oblasts in Siberia
}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Krasnoyarsk Krai}}

*[http://www.krskstate.ru Official website of Krasnoyarsk Krai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014135521/http://www.krskstate.ru/ |date=October 14, 2015 }} {{in lang|ru}}
*[http://www.nhpfund.org/nominations/putorana.html Putorana Plateau] at [http://www.nhpfund.org/ Natural Heritage Protection Fund]
*[http://www.krasrab.com/archive/2011/08/19/12/view_article Пантелеев В. НА ПЕРЕЛОМЕ: Аркадий Вепрев у руля. Победа Валерия Зубова на губернаторских выборах//Красноярский рабочий.- 2011. - №145.- 19 августа.]
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Yeniseisk (government) |display=Yeniseisk |volume=28 |pages=914–915 |short=1}}

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