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Taymyr Autonomous Okrug (), or Taymyria, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Krasnoyarsk Krai), the northernmost in mainland Russia (and thus Asia). It is named after the Taymyr Peninsula. It is also called Dolgan-Nenets Autonomous District (), by the name of the indigenous people, Dolgans and Nenetses.
With an area of 862,100 km² (ranked 4th) and a population of 39,786 (2002 Census), Taymyria is one of the least densely populated areas of Russia. Dudinka, with more than half of Taymyria's inhabitants, is the administrative centre.
Following a referendum on the issue held on April 17, 2005, Taymyr and Evenk Autonomous Okrugs will be merged into Krasnoyarsk Krai on January 1, 2007.
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Time zone
Taymyria is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST).
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Administrative divisions
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Demographics
Population (2002): 39,786.
Ethnic groups:
Of the 39,786 residents (as of the 2002 census) 1,018 (2.56%) chose not to specify their ethnic background. Of the rest, residents identified themselves as belonging to 81 ethnic groups, including
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