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Komi Republic

The Komi Republic (Russian: Республика Коми; Komi: Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi,[14] is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of the republic as of the 2010 Census was 901,189.[8]

Komi Republic
Республика Коми
Other transcription(s)
 • KomiКоми Республика
Anthem: State Anthem of the Komi Republic[3]
Coordinates: 64°17′N 54°28′E / 64.283°N 54.467°E / 64.283; 54.467Coordinates: 64°17′N 54°28′E / 64.283°N 54.467°E / 64.283; 54.467
CountryRussia
Federal districtNorthwestern[1]
Economic regionNorthern[2]
CapitalSyktyvkar[4]
Government
 • BodyState Council[5]
 • Head[5]Vladimir Uyba[6]
Area
 • Total415,900 km2 (160,600 sq mi)
 • Rank13th
Population
 (2010 Census)[8]
 • Total901,189
 • Estimate 
(2018)[9]
840,873 (−6.7%)
 • Rank58th
 • Density2.2/km2 (5.6/sq mi)
 • Urban
76.9%
 • Rural
23.1%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [10])
ISO 3166 codeRU-KO
License plates11
OKTMO ID87000000
Official languagesRussian;[11] Komi[12]
Websitehttp://www.rkomi.ru

History

 
Map of the Komi Republic.

The Komi people first feature in the records of the Novgorod Republic in the 12th century, when East Slavic traders from Novgorod traveled to the Perm region in search of furs and animal hides. The Komi territories came under the influence of Muscovy in the late Middle Ages (late 15th to early 16th centuries). The site of Syktyvkar, settled from the 16th century, was known as Sysolskoye (Сысольскoe). In 1780, under Catherine the Great, it was renamed to Ust-Sysolsk (Усть-Сысольск) and used as a penal colony.

Russians explored the Komi territory most extensively in the 19th and early 20th centuries, starting with the expedition led by Alexander von Keyserling in 1843. They found ample reservoirs of various minerals, as well as timber, to exploit. After the founding of the Soviet Union in 1922, the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast was established on August 22, 1921,[15] and on December 5, 1936, it was reorganized into the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic with its administrative center located at the town of Syktyvkar.

Many of the "settlers" who arrived in the early 20th century were prisoners of the Gulag – sent by the hundreds of thousands to perform forced labor in the Arctic regions of the USSR. Towns sprang up around labor-camp sites, which gangs of prisoners initially carved out of the untouched tundra and taiga. The first mine, "Rudnik No. 1", became the city of Vorkuta, and other towns of the region have similar origins: "Prisoners planned and built all of the republic's major cities, not just Ukhta but also Syktyvkar, Pechora, Vorkuta, and Inta. Prisoners built Komi's railways and roads, as well as its original industrial infrastructure."[16] On 21 March 1996, the Komi Republic signed a power-sharing agreement with the government of Russia, granting it autonomy.[17] The agreement was abolished on 20 May 2002.[18]

Geography

The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain. The Polar Urals rise in the northeastern part.[19] Forests cover over 70% of the territory, and swamps cover approximately 15%. The Komi Republic is the second-largest federal region by area in European Russia after Arkhangelsk Oblast.

Rivers

Major rivers include:

Lakes

There are many lakes in the republic. Major lakes include:

  • Sindorskoye Lake
  • Yam-Ozero Lake

Natural resources

 
The Vym River, Komi Republic, Russia.

The republic's natural resources include coal, oil, natural gas, gold, diamonds, and timber.[20][21] Native reindeer are in abundance and have been intentionally bred for human usage by the indigenous population.[citation needed]

Around 32,800 km2 of mostly boreal forest (as well as some alpine tundra and meadows) in the Republic's Northern Ural Mountains have been recognized in 1995 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Virgin Komi Forests. It is the first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe. The site includes two pre-existing protected areas: Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve (created in 1930) and Yugyd Va National Park (created in 1994).

Climate

Winters in the republic are long and cold, and the summers, while short, are quite warm.

  • Average January temperature: −17 °C (1 °F) (southern parts) to −20 °C (−4 °F) (northern parts)
  • Average July temperature: 11 °C (52 °F) (northern parts) to 15 °C (59 °F) (southern parts)
  • Lowest recorded temperature: −58.1 °C (−72.6 °F) (village of Ust-Shchuger)
  • Average annual precipitation: 625 mm (24.6 in)

Manpupuner and the 7 Strong Men rock formations

Deemed one of the Seven Wonders of Russia, the Komi Republic is home to Manpupuner (Man-Pupu-Nyer), a mysterious site in the northern Ural mountains, in the Troitsko-Pechorsky District, made out of seven rock towers bursting out of the flat plateau known as the "7 Strong Men". Manpupuner is a very popular attraction in Russia, but not on an international level. Information regarding its origin is scarce. However, it is known that their height and abnormal shapes make the top of these rock giants inaccessible even to experienced rock-climbers.

Administrative divisions

Demographics

Population

Population: 901,189 (2010 Census);[8] 1,018,674 (2002 Census);[22] 1,261,024 (1989 Census).[23]

17-12-1926 17-01-1939 17-01-1959 15-01-1970 17-01-1979 17-01-1989 09-10-2002 14-10-2010
Total population 207,314 318,996 806,199 964,802 1,110,361 1,250,847 1,018,674 901,189
Average annual population growth +1.7% +1.6% +1.3% -1.6% -1.5%
Males 46% 49% 52% 50% 51% 50% 48%
Females 54% 51% 48% 50% 49% 50% 52%
Females per 1000 males
Proportion urban 4.4% 9.1% 59.4% 61.9% 70.8% 75.5% 75.3%
Territory (km2) 434,150 415,900 415,900 415,900 415,900 415,900 415,900 415,900
Population density/km2 0.5 0.8 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.0 2.4 2.2

Settlements

Vital statistics

Source:
Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total fertility rate
1920 4 760 4 353 407
1930 10 256 6 574 3 682
1940 14 976 12 134 2 842
1945 6 432 6 185 247
1950 534 20 087 6 002 14 085 37.6 11.2 26.4
1960 836 25 578 5 010 20 568 30.6 6.0 24.6
1965 938 18 956 5 241 13 715 20.2 5.6 14.6
1970 970 16 462 6 276 10 186 17.0 6.5 10.5
1975 1 044 18 899 7 284 11 615 18.1 7.0 11.1
1980 1 137 20 685 9 169 11 516 18.2 8.1 10.1
1981 1 153 21 244 9 103 12 141 18.4 7.9 10.5
1982 1 169 23 420 8 758 14 662 20.0 7.5 12.5
1983 1 185 23 806 9 250 14 556 20.1 7.8 12.3
1984 1 199 24 217 9 486 14 731 20.2 7.9 12.3
1985 1 213 23 303 9 334 13 969 19.2 7.7 11.5
1986 1 228 24 176 8 112 16 064 19.7 6.6 13.1
1987 1 242 23 616 8 544 15 072 19.0 6.9 12.1
1988 1 256 20 916 8 930 11 986 16.7 7.1 9.5
1989 1 256 18 481 8 857 9 624 14.7 7.1 7.7
1990 1 244 16 930 9 321 7 609 13.6 7.5 6.1 1.873
1991 1 231 15 589 9 665 5 924 12.7 7.9 4.8
1992 1 214 13 880 11 426 2 454 11.4 9.4 2.0
1993 1 199 12 158 14 642 - 2 484 10.1 12.2 - 2.1
1994 1 174 11 835 16 074 - 4 239 10.1 13.7 - 3.6
1995 1 145 11 105 15 057 - 3 952 9.7 13.2 - 3.5 1.317
1996 1 124 10 900 13 674 - 2 774 9.7 12.2 - 2.5
1997 1 106 10 388 12 244 - 1 856 9.4 11.1 - 1.7
1998 1 087 10 793 11 545 - 752 9.9 10.6 - 0.7
1999 1 068 9 680 12 253 - 2 573 9.1 11.5 - 2.4
2000 1 050 9 906 13 594 - 3 688 9.4 12.9 - 3.5 1.219
2001 1 036 10 325 13 968 - 3 643 10.0 13.5 - 3.5 1.272
2002 1 021 11 177 15 265 - 4 088 10.9 15.0 - 4.0 1.374
2003 1 004 11 462 15 810 - 4 348 11.4 15.8 - 4.3 1.401
2004 987 11 489 15 210 - 3 721 11.6 15.4 - 3.8 1.397
2005 971 10 975 15 074 - 4 099 11.3 15.5 - 4.2 1.332
2006 955 10 872 13 519 - 2 647 11.4 14.1 - 2.8 1.318
2007 941 11 523 12 304 - 781 12.2 13.1 - 0.8 1.406
2008 928 11 719 12 270 - 551 12.6 13.2 - 0.6 1.452
2009 916 11 868 12 182 - 314 13.0 13.3 - 0.3 1.62
2010 903 11 648 11 819 - 171 12.9 13.1 - 0.2 1.63
2011 11 715 11 097 + 443 13.0 12.4 + 0.6 1.71
2012 890 12 418 10 830 + 1 588 14.0 12.2 + 1.8 1.88
2013 876 12 436 10 484 + 1 952 14.2 12.0 + 2.2 1.96
2014 868 12 291 10 621 + 1 670 14.2 12.2 + 2.0 2.01
2015 861 11 797 10 666 + 1 131 13.6 12.3 + 1.3 2.00
2016 854 11 239 10 523 + 716 13.1 12.3 + 0.8 1.97
2017 845 9 766 9 958 - 192 11.5 11.8 - 0.3 1.78

Regional vital statistics for 2011

Source:[24]

District Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Growth Rate Russians as % of Pop Native Komi and Nenets as % of Pop
Komi Republic 13.0 12.4  0.06% 96.05% 3.95%
Syktyvkar 12.5 10.2  0.23% 97.61% 2.39%
Vorkuta 11.8 9.7  0.21% 92.33% 7.67%
Vuktyl 11.2 12.6  -0.14% 95.27% 4.73%
Inta 11.1 12.6  -0.15% 95.40% 4.60%
Pechora 13.0 13.6  -0.06% 96.89% 3.11%
Sosnogorsk 12.6 14.4  -0.18% 97.02% 2.98%
Usinsk 14.7 9.0  0.57% 86.04% 13.96%
Ukhta 11.0 10.7  0.03% 96.20% 3.80%
Izhemsky 19.1 18.8  0.03% 99.62% 0.38%
Knyazhpogostsky 11.6 15.9  -0.43% 95.50% 4.50%
Koygorodsky 16.2 18.3  -0.21% 97.89% 2.11%
Kortkerossky 16.9 18.6  -0.17% 98.86% 1.14%
Priluzsky 15.6 18.4  -0.28% 98.98% 1.02%
Syktyvdinsky 17.3 13.3  0.40% 98.11% 1.89%
Sysolsky 16.4 17.6  -0.12% 98.37% 1.63%
Troitsko-Pechorsky 14.0 17.9  -0.39% 97.80% 2.20%
Udorsky 15.6 13.1  0.25% 95.33% 4.67%
Ust-Vymsky 12.0 15.8  -0.38% 96.48% 3.52%
Ust-Kulomsky 19.2 18.9  0.03% 98.96% 1.04%
Ust-Tsilemsky 16.1 15.4  0.07% 99.62% 0.38%

Ethnic groups

According to the 2010 Census,[8] ethnic Russians make up 65.1% of the republic's population, while the ethnic Komi make up 23.7%. Other groups include Ukrainians (4.2%), Tatars (1.3%), Belarusians (1%), Ethnic Germans (0.6%), Chuvash (0.6%), Azeris (0.6%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.

Ethnic
group
1926 census
(1926 territory)1
1926 census
(present territory)
1939 census 1959 census 1970 census 1979 census 1989 census 2002 census 2010 census2 2021 census
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Komi 191,245 92.2% 195,400 86.9% 231,301 72.5% 245,074 30.4% 276,178 28.6% 280,798 25.3% 291,542 23.3% 256,464 25.2% 202,348 23.7% 127,350 22.3%
Russians 13,731 6.6% 28,300 12.6% 70,226 22.0% 389,995 48.4% 512,203 53.1% 629,523 56.7% 721,780 57.7% 607,021 59.6% 555,963 65.1% 398,547 69.7%
Ukrainians 34 0.0% 200 0.1% 6,010 1.9% 80,132 9.9% 82,955 8.6% 94,154 8.5% 104,170 8.3% 62,115 6.1% 36,082 4.2% 11,041 1.9%
Nenets 2,080 1.0% 1,000 0.4% 508 0.2% 374 0.0% 369 0.0% 366 0.0% 376 0.0% 708 0.1% 215 0.0%
Tatars 33 0.0% 709 0.2% 8,459 1.0% 11,906 1.2% 17,836 1.6% 25,980 2.1% 15,680 1.5% 10,779 1.3% 4,083 0.7%
Belarusians 11 0.0% 3,323 1.0% 22,339 2.8% 24,706 2.6% 24,763 2.2% 26,730 2.1% 15,212 1.5% 8,859 1.0% 2,639 0.5%
Others 180 0.1% 6,919 2.2% 59,826 7.4% 56,485 5.9% 62,921 5.7% 80,269 6.4% 61,474 6.0% 40,272 4.7% 39,564 4.6% 28,008 4.9%
1 The territory of the Komi AO was different from the Komi Republic.

2 Excluding 46,886 people who were registered from administrative databases, and could not declare an ethnicity. It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group.[25]

Religion

Religion in Komi Republic as of 2012 (Sreda Arena Atlas)[26][27]
Russian Orthodoxy
30.2%
Other Orthodox
0.6%
Old Believers
0.6%
Other Christians
4.9%
Islam
0.9%
Rodnovery and other native faiths
0.9%
Spiritual but not religious
41%
Atheism and irreligion
14.5%
Other and undeclared
6.4%

According to a 2012 survey,[26] 30.2% of the population of Komi adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church, 4% are unaffiliated generic Christians, 1% are Rodnovers or Komi native religious believers, 1% are Muslims, 1% are Orthodox Christians not belonging to churches or members of non-Russian Orthodox churches, 1% are Old Believers, and 0.4% are members of the Catholic Church. In addition, 41% of the population declared to be "spiritual but not religious", 14% is atheist, and 6.4% follows other religions or failed to answer the question.[26]

Education

There are over 450 secondary schools in the republic (with ~180,000 students). The most important higher education facilities include Komi Republican Academy of State Service and Administration, Syktyvkar State University and Ukhta State Technical University.

Politics

The head of government in the Komi Republic is the Head of the Republic. As of 2021, the current Head is Vladimir Uyba who took office after his predecessor Sergey Gaplikov resigned.

The State Council is the legislature.

Economy

The Komi Republic's major industries include oil processing, timber, woodworking, natural gas and electric power industries. Major industrial centers are Syktyvkar, Inta, Pechora, Sosnogorsk, Ukhta, and Vorkuta.

Komigaz conducts natural gas transportation and distribution.

Transportation

Railroad transportation is very well developed. The most important railroad line is KotlasVorkutaSalekhard, which is used to ship most goods in and out of the republic. The rivers Vychegda and Pechora are navigable. There are airports in Syktyvkar, Ukhta, and Vorkuta.

In 1997, total railroad trackage was 1,708 km, automobile roads 4,677 km.

Sports

Stroitel plays again in the Russian Bandy Super League in the 2017–18 season, after several years in Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second highest division. In 2015 a bandy federation for the republic was founded.[28] In 2016 the authorities presented a five-year plan to develop bandy in the republic.[1] There is an application in place to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship.[29]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", No. 20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  2. ^ Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  3. ^ Lw #XII-20/5
  4. ^ Constitution of the Komi Republic, Article 69
  5. ^ a b Constitution, Article 8
  6. ^ Official website of the Komi Republic. Sergey Gaplikov June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  7. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  8. ^ a b c d Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  9. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  12. ^ Constitution of the Komi Republic, Article 67
  13. ^ Komi ASSR. Administrative-Territorial Structure, p. 5
  14. ^ Komi
  15. ^ Коми Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика. Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  16. ^ Anne Applebaum, Gulag: A History (Random House, Inc., 2004: ISBN 1-4000-3409-4), pp. 78, 82.
  17. ^ "Russia Signs Power-Sharing Treaty with Komi Republic". Jamestown. March 21, 1996. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  18. ^ Chuman, Mizuki. "The Rise and Fall of Power-Sharing Treaties Between Center and Regions in Post-Soviet Russia" (PDF). Demokratizatsiya: 146.
  19. ^ Google Earth
  20. ^ Walker, T. R., Crittenden, P. D., Dauvalter, V. A., Jones, V., Kuhry, P., Loskutova, O., ... & Pystina, T. (2009). Multiple indicators of human impacts on the environment in the Pechora Basin, north-eastern European Russia. Ecological Indicators, 9(4), 765-779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.09.008
  21. ^ Walker, T. R., Habeck, J. O., Karjalainen, T. P., Virtanen, T., Solovieva, N., Jones, V., ... & Patova, E. (2006). Perceived and measured levels of environmental pollution: interdisciplinary research in the subarctic lowlands of northeast European Russia. AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 35(5), 220-228. https://doi.org/10.1579/06-A-127R.1
  22. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  23. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  24. ^ "База данных показателей муниципальных образований". www.gks.ru. from the original on April 9, 2013.
  25. ^ "Перепись-2010: русских становится больше". from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  26. ^ a b c "Arena: Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia" September 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Sreda, 2012.
  27. ^ 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps. "Ogonek", № 34 (5243), 27/08/2012. Retrieved 21/04/2017. .
  28. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk.
  29. ^ "Google Translate". translate.google.co.uk. February 4, 2017.

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Further reading

  • Pearson, M., Ojanen, P., Havimo, M., Kuuluvainen, T. & Vasander, H. (eds.) 2007. On the European Edge: Journey through Komi Nature and Culture. University of Helsinki Department of Forest Ecology Publications 36. 216 pp. ISBN 978-952-10-3898-3.
  • Strogoff, M., Brochet, P. & Auzias, D. 2005. Guidebook Komi Republic. Avant-Garde Publishers, Moscow. 176 pp. ISBN 5-86394-255-X.

External links

  • (in Russian) Official site of the Republic of Komi
  • (in Russian) All news of the Republic of Komi
  • (in Russian)
  • (in Russian) Official website of the Vorkuta City
  • (in Russian) Official site of the Syktyvkar State University)
  • (in Russian)
  • (in Russian)
  • (in Russian) History Komi
  • Historic-demographic note on the Nenets of the Komi Republic
  • Virgin Komi Forests at Natural Heritage Protection Fund

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Komi redirects here For the former ASSR see Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Komi Republic Russian Respublika Komi Komi Komi Respublika sometimes simply referred to as Komi 14 is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar The population of the republic as of the 2010 Census was 901 189 8 Komi RepublicRepublicRespublika KomiOther transcription s KomiKomi RespublikaFlagCoat of armsAnthem State Anthem of the Komi Republic 3 source source Coordinates 64 17 N 54 28 E 64 283 N 54 467 E 64 283 54 467 Coordinates 64 17 N 54 28 E 64 283 N 54 467 E 64 283 54 467CountryRussiaFederal districtNorthwestern 1 Economic regionNorthern 2 CapitalSyktyvkar 4 Government BodyState Council 5 Head 5 Vladimir Uyba 6 Area 7 Total415 900 km2 160 600 sq mi Rank13thPopulation 2010 Census 8 Total901 189 Estimate 2018 9 840 873 6 7 Rank58th Density2 2 km2 5 6 sq mi Urban76 9 Rural23 1 Time zoneUTC 3 MSK 10 ISO 3166 codeRU KOLicense plates11OKTMO ID87000000Official languagesRussian 11 Komi 12 Websitehttp www rkomi ru Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Rivers 2 2 Lakes 2 3 Natural resources 2 4 Climate 2 5 Manpupuner and the 7 Strong Men rock formations 3 Administrative divisions 4 Demographics 4 1 Population 4 2 Settlements 4 3 Vital statistics 4 3 1 Regional vital statistics for 2011 4 4 Ethnic groups 4 5 Religion 4 6 Education 5 Politics 6 Economy 6 1 Transportation 7 Sports 8 See also 9 References 9 1 Notes 9 2 Sources 10 Further reading 11 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Komi Republic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Map of the Komi Republic The Komi people first feature in the records of the Novgorod Republic in the 12th century when East Slavic traders from Novgorod traveled to the Perm region in search of furs and animal hides The Komi territories came under the influence of Muscovy in the late Middle Ages late 15th to early 16th centuries The site of Syktyvkar settled from the 16th century was known as Sysolskoye Sysolskoe In 1780 under Catherine the Great it was renamed to Ust Sysolsk Ust Sysolsk and used as a penal colony Russians explored the Komi territory most extensively in the 19th and early 20th centuries starting with the expedition led by Alexander von Keyserling in 1843 They found ample reservoirs of various minerals as well as timber to exploit After the founding of the Soviet Union in 1922 the Komi Zyryan Autonomous Oblast was established on August 22 1921 15 and on December 5 1936 it was reorganized into the Komi Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic with its administrative center located at the town of Syktyvkar Many of the settlers who arrived in the early 20th century were prisoners of the Gulag sent by the hundreds of thousands to perform forced labor in the Arctic regions of the USSR Towns sprang up around labor camp sites which gangs of prisoners initially carved out of the untouched tundra and taiga The first mine Rudnik No 1 became the city of Vorkuta and other towns of the region have similar origins Prisoners planned and built all of the republic s major cities not just Ukhta but also Syktyvkar Pechora Vorkuta and Inta Prisoners built Komi s railways and roads as well as its original industrial infrastructure 16 On 21 March 1996 the Komi Republic signed a power sharing agreement with the government of Russia granting it autonomy 17 The agreement was abolished on 20 May 2002 18 Geography Edit Yugyd Va National Park The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains in the north east of the East European Plain The Polar Urals rise in the northeastern part 19 Forests cover over 70 of the territory and swamps cover approximately 15 The Komi Republic is the second largest federal region by area in European Russia after Arkhangelsk Oblast Area 415 900 square kilometers 160 600 sq mi Borders all internal Nenets NW N Yamalo Nenets NE E Khanty Mansi E Sverdlovsk SE Perm Krai S Kirov S SW and Arkhangelsk W Highest point Mount Narodnaya 1 894 m Maximum N S distance 785 kilometers 488 mi Maximum E W distance 695 kilometers 432 mi Rivers Edit Major rivers include Izhma River Mezen River Pechora River Sysola River Usa River Vashka River Vychegda River Vym RiverLakes Edit There are many lakes in the republic Major lakes include Sindorskoye Lake Yam Ozero LakeNatural resources Edit The Vym River Komi Republic Russia The republic s natural resources include coal oil natural gas gold diamonds and timber 20 21 Native reindeer are in abundance and have been intentionally bred for human usage by the indigenous population citation needed Around 32 800 km2 of mostly boreal forest as well as some alpine tundra and meadows in the Republic s Northern Ural Mountains have been recognized in 1995 as a UNESCO World Heritage Site Virgin Komi Forests It is the first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Russia and the largest expanse of virgin forests in Europe The site includes two pre existing protected areas Pechora Ilych Nature Reserve created in 1930 and Yugyd Va National Park created in 1994 Climate Edit Winters in the republic are long and cold and the summers while short are quite warm Average January temperature 17 C 1 F southern parts to 20 C 4 F northern parts Average July temperature 11 C 52 F northern parts to 15 C 59 F southern parts Lowest recorded temperature 58 1 C 72 6 F village of Ust Shchuger Average annual precipitation 625 mm 24 6 in Manpupuner and the 7 Strong Men rock formations Edit Main article Manpupuner rock formations Deemed one of the Seven Wonders of Russia the Komi Republic is home to Manpupuner Man Pupu Nyer a mysterious site in the northern Ural mountains in the Troitsko Pechorsky District made out of seven rock towers bursting out of the flat plateau known as the 7 Strong Men Manpupuner is a very popular attraction in Russia but not on an international level Information regarding its origin is scarce However it is known that their height and abnormal shapes make the top of these rock giants inaccessible even to experienced rock climbers Administrative divisions EditMain article Administrative divisions of the Komi RepublicDemographics EditPopulation Edit Komi people Population 901 189 2010 Census 8 1 018 674 2002 Census 22 1 261 024 1989 Census 23 17 12 1926 17 01 1939 17 01 1959 15 01 1970 17 01 1979 17 01 1989 09 10 2002 14 10 2010Total population 207 314 318 996 806 199 964 802 1 110 361 1 250 847 1 018 674 901 189Average annual population growth 1 7 1 6 1 3 1 6 1 5 Males 46 49 52 50 51 50 48 Females 54 51 48 50 49 50 52 Females per 1000 malesProportion urban 4 4 9 1 59 4 61 9 70 8 75 5 75 3 Territory km2 434 150 415 900 415 900 415 900 415 900 415 900 415 900 415 900Population density km2 0 5 0 8 1 9 2 3 2 7 3 0 2 4 2 2Settlements Edit Largest cities or towns in the Komi Republic 2010 Russian CensusRank Administrative Division Pop Ukhta 1 Syktyvkar City of republic significance of Syktyvkar 235 006 Vorkuta Pechora2 Ukhta Town of republic significance of Ukhta 99 5913 Vorkuta Town of republic significance of Vorkuta 70 5484 Pechora Town of republic significance of Pechora 43 1055 Usinsk Town of republic significance of Usinsk 40 8276 Inta Town of republic significance of Inta 32 0807 Sosnogorsk Town of republic significance of Sosnogorsk 27 7578 Yemva Knyazhpogostsky District 14 5709 Vuktyl Town of republic significance of Vuktyl 12 35610 Mikun Ust Vymsky District 10 730 Vital statistics Edit Source Russian Federal State Statistics ServiceAverage population x 1000 Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate per 1000 Crude death rate per 1000 Natural change per 1000 Total fertility rate1920 4 760 4 353 4071930 10 256 6 574 3 6821940 14 976 12 134 2 8421945 6 432 6 185 2471950 534 20 087 6 002 14 085 37 6 11 2 26 41960 836 25 578 5 010 20 568 30 6 6 0 24 61965 938 18 956 5 241 13 715 20 2 5 6 14 61970 970 16 462 6 276 10 186 17 0 6 5 10 51975 1 044 18 899 7 284 11 615 18 1 7 0 11 11980 1 137 20 685 9 169 11 516 18 2 8 1 10 11981 1 153 21 244 9 103 12 141 18 4 7 9 10 51982 1 169 23 420 8 758 14 662 20 0 7 5 12 51983 1 185 23 806 9 250 14 556 20 1 7 8 12 31984 1 199 24 217 9 486 14 731 20 2 7 9 12 31985 1 213 23 303 9 334 13 969 19 2 7 7 11 51986 1 228 24 176 8 112 16 064 19 7 6 6 13 11987 1 242 23 616 8 544 15 072 19 0 6 9 12 11988 1 256 20 916 8 930 11 986 16 7 7 1 9 51989 1 256 18 481 8 857 9 624 14 7 7 1 7 71990 1 244 16 930 9 321 7 609 13 6 7 5 6 1 1 8731991 1 231 15 589 9 665 5 924 12 7 7 9 4 81992 1 214 13 880 11 426 2 454 11 4 9 4 2 01993 1 199 12 158 14 642 2 484 10 1 12 2 2 11994 1 174 11 835 16 074 4 239 10 1 13 7 3 61995 1 145 11 105 15 057 3 952 9 7 13 2 3 5 1 3171996 1 124 10 900 13 674 2 774 9 7 12 2 2 51997 1 106 10 388 12 244 1 856 9 4 11 1 1 71998 1 087 10 793 11 545 752 9 9 10 6 0 71999 1 068 9 680 12 253 2 573 9 1 11 5 2 42000 1 050 9 906 13 594 3 688 9 4 12 9 3 5 1 2192001 1 036 10 325 13 968 3 643 10 0 13 5 3 5 1 2722002 1 021 11 177 15 265 4 088 10 9 15 0 4 0 1 3742003 1 004 11 462 15 810 4 348 11 4 15 8 4 3 1 4012004 987 11 489 15 210 3 721 11 6 15 4 3 8 1 3972005 971 10 975 15 074 4 099 11 3 15 5 4 2 1 3322006 955 10 872 13 519 2 647 11 4 14 1 2 8 1 3182007 941 11 523 12 304 781 12 2 13 1 0 8 1 4062008 928 11 719 12 270 551 12 6 13 2 0 6 1 4522009 916 11 868 12 182 314 13 0 13 3 0 3 1 622010 903 11 648 11 819 171 12 9 13 1 0 2 1 632011 11 715 11 097 443 13 0 12 4 0 6 1 712012 890 12 418 10 830 1 588 14 0 12 2 1 8 1 882013 876 12 436 10 484 1 952 14 2 12 0 2 2 1 962014 868 12 291 10 621 1 670 14 2 12 2 2 0 2 012015 861 11 797 10 666 1 131 13 6 12 3 1 3 2 002016 854 11 239 10 523 716 13 1 12 3 0 8 1 972017 845 9 766 9 958 192 11 5 11 8 0 3 1 78Regional vital statistics for 2011 Edit Source 24 District Birth Rate Death Rate Natural Growth Rate Russians as of Pop Native Komi and Nenets as of PopKomi Republic 13 0 12 4 0 06 96 05 3 95 Syktyvkar 12 5 10 2 0 23 97 61 2 39 Vorkuta 11 8 9 7 0 21 92 33 7 67 Vuktyl 11 2 12 6 0 14 95 27 4 73 Inta 11 1 12 6 0 15 95 40 4 60 Pechora 13 0 13 6 0 06 96 89 3 11 Sosnogorsk 12 6 14 4 0 18 97 02 2 98 Usinsk 14 7 9 0 0 57 86 04 13 96 Ukhta 11 0 10 7 0 03 96 20 3 80 Izhemsky 19 1 18 8 0 03 99 62 0 38 Knyazhpogostsky 11 6 15 9 0 43 95 50 4 50 Koygorodsky 16 2 18 3 0 21 97 89 2 11 Kortkerossky 16 9 18 6 0 17 98 86 1 14 Priluzsky 15 6 18 4 0 28 98 98 1 02 Syktyvdinsky 17 3 13 3 0 40 98 11 1 89 Sysolsky 16 4 17 6 0 12 98 37 1 63 Troitsko Pechorsky 14 0 17 9 0 39 97 80 2 20 Udorsky 15 6 13 1 0 25 95 33 4 67 Ust Vymsky 12 0 15 8 0 38 96 48 3 52 Ust Kulomsky 19 2 18 9 0 03 98 96 1 04 Ust Tsilemsky 16 1 15 4 0 07 99 62 0 38 Ethnic groups Edit According to the 2010 Census 8 ethnic Russians make up 65 1 of the republic s population while the ethnic Komi make up 23 7 Other groups include Ukrainians 4 2 Tatars 1 3 Belarusians 1 Ethnic Germans 0 6 Chuvash 0 6 Azeris 0 6 and a host of smaller groups each accounting for less than 0 5 of the total population Ethnicgroup 1926 census 1926 territory 1 1926 census present territory 1939 census 1959 census 1970 census 1979 census 1989 census 2002 census 2010 census2 2021 censusNumber Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Number Komi 191 245 92 2 195 400 86 9 231 301 72 5 245 074 30 4 276 178 28 6 280 798 25 3 291 542 23 3 256 464 25 2 202 348 23 7 127 350 22 3 Russians 13 731 6 6 28 300 12 6 70 226 22 0 389 995 48 4 512 203 53 1 629 523 56 7 721 780 57 7 607 021 59 6 555 963 65 1 398 547 69 7 Ukrainians 34 0 0 200 0 1 6 010 1 9 80 132 9 9 82 955 8 6 94 154 8 5 104 170 8 3 62 115 6 1 36 082 4 2 11 041 1 9 Nenets 2 080 1 0 1 000 0 4 508 0 2 374 0 0 369 0 0 366 0 0 376 0 0 708 0 1 215 0 0 Tatars 33 0 0 709 0 2 8 459 1 0 11 906 1 2 17 836 1 6 25 980 2 1 15 680 1 5 10 779 1 3 4 083 0 7 Belarusians 11 0 0 3 323 1 0 22 339 2 8 24 706 2 6 24 763 2 2 26 730 2 1 15 212 1 5 8 859 1 0 2 639 0 5 Others 180 0 1 6 919 2 2 59 826 7 4 56 485 5 9 62 921 5 7 80 269 6 4 61 474 6 0 40 272 4 7 39 564 4 6 28 008 4 9 1 The territory of the Komi AO was different from the Komi Republic 2 Excluding 46 886 people who were registered from administrative databases and could not declare an ethnicity It is estimated that the proportion of ethnicities in this group is the same as that of the declared group 25 Religion Edit Religion in Komi Republic as of 2012 Sreda Arena Atlas 26 27 Russian Orthodoxy 30 2 Other Orthodox 0 6 Old Believers 0 6 Other Christians 4 9 Islam 0 9 Rodnovery and other native faiths 0 9 Spiritual but not religious 41 Atheism and irreligion 14 5 Other and undeclared 6 4 According to a 2012 survey 26 30 2 of the population of Komi adheres to the Russian Orthodox Church 4 are unaffiliated generic Christians 1 are Rodnovers or Komi native religious believers 1 are Muslims 1 are Orthodox Christians not belonging to churches or members of non Russian Orthodox churches 1 are Old Believers and 0 4 are members of the Catholic Church In addition 41 of the population declared to be spiritual but not religious 14 is atheist and 6 4 follows other religions or failed to answer the question 26 Education Edit There are over 450 secondary schools in the republic with 180 000 students The most important higher education facilities include Komi Republican Academy of State Service and Administration Syktyvkar State University and Ukhta State Technical University Politics EditThe head of government in the Komi Republic is the Head of the Republic As of 2021 the current Head is Vladimir Uyba who took office after his predecessor Sergey Gaplikov resigned The State Council is the legislature Economy EditThe Komi Republic s major industries include oil processing timber woodworking natural gas and electric power industries Major industrial centers are Syktyvkar Inta Pechora Sosnogorsk Ukhta and Vorkuta Komigaz conducts natural gas transportation and distribution Transportation Edit Railroad transportation is very well developed The most important railroad line is Kotlas Vorkuta Salekhard which is used to ship most goods in and out of the republic The rivers Vychegda and Pechora are navigable There are airports in Syktyvkar Ukhta and Vorkuta In 1997 total railroad trackage was 1 708 km automobile roads 4 677 km Sports EditStroitel plays again in the Russian Bandy Super League in the 2017 18 season after several years in Russian Bandy Supreme League the second highest division In 2015 a bandy federation for the republic was founded 28 In 2016 the authorities presented a five year plan to develop bandy in the republic 1 There is an application in place to host the 2021 Bandy World Championship 29 See also EditKomi Permyak Okrug Komi mythology Udoria Extreme points of Europe Valery Leontiev List of rural localities in the Komi RepublicReferences EditNotes Edit Prezident Rossijskoj Federacii Ukaz 849 ot 13 maya 2000 g O polnomochnom predstavitele Prezidenta Rossijskoj Federacii v federalnom okruge Vstupil v silu 13 maya 2000 g Opublikovan Sobranie zakonodatelstva RF No 20 st 2112 15 maya 2000 g President of the Russian Federation Decree 849 of May 13 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District Effective as of May 13 2000 Gosstandart Rossijskoj Federacii OK 024 95 27 dekabrya 1995 g Obsherossijskij klassifikator ekonomicheskih regionov 2 Ekonomicheskie rajony v red Izmeneniya 5 2001 OKER Gosstandart of the Russian Federation OK 024 95 December 27 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions 2 Economic Regions as amended by the Amendment 5 2001 OKER Lw XII 20 5 Constitution of the Komi Republic Article 69 a b Constitution Article 8 Official website of the Komi Republic Sergey Gaplikov Archived June 9 2010 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Federalnaya sluzhba gosudarstvennoj statistiki Federal State Statistics Service May 21 2004 Territoriya chislo rajonov naselyonnyh punktov i selskih administracij po subektam Rossijskoj Federacii Territory Number of Districts Inhabited Localities and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2002 goda All Russia Population Census of 2002 in Russian Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved November 1 2011 a b c d Russian Federal State Statistics Service 2011 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda Tom 1 2010 All Russian Population Census vol 1 Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2010 goda 2010 All Russia Population Census in Russian Federal State Statistics Service 26 Chislennost postoyannogo naseleniya Rossijskoj Federacii po municipalnym obrazovaniyam na 1 yanvarya 2018 goda Federal State Statistics Service Retrieved January 23 2019 Ob ischislenii vremeni Oficialnyj internet portal pravovoj informacii in Russian June 3 2011 Retrieved January 19 2019 Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68 1 of the Constitution of Russia Constitution of the Komi Republic Article 67 Komi ASSR Administrative Territorial Structure p 5 Komi Komi Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Socialisticheskaya Respublika Great Soviet Encyclopedia Retrieved June 22 2020 Anne Applebaum Gulag A History Random House Inc 2004 ISBN 1 4000 3409 4 pp 78 82 Russia Signs Power Sharing Treaty with Komi Republic Jamestown March 21 1996 Retrieved May 2 2019 Chuman Mizuki The Rise and Fall of Power Sharing Treaties Between Center and Regions in Post Soviet Russia PDF Demokratizatsiya 146 Google Earth Walker T R Crittenden P D Dauvalter V A Jones V Kuhry P Loskutova O amp Pystina T 2009 Multiple indicators of human impacts on the environment in the Pechora Basin north eastern European Russia Ecological Indicators 9 4 765 779 https doi org 10 1016 j ecolind 2008 09 008 Walker T R Habeck J O Karjalainen T P Virtanen T Solovieva N Jones V amp Patova E 2006 Perceived and measured levels of environmental pollution interdisciplinary research in the subarctic lowlands of northeast European Russia AMBIO A Journal of the Human Environment 35 5 220 228 https doi org 10 1579 06 A 127R 1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service May 21 2004 Chislennost naseleniya Rossii subektov Rossijskoj Federacii v sostave federalnyh okrugov rajonov gorodskih poselenij selskih naselyonnyh punktov rajonnyh centrov i selskih naselyonnyh punktov s naseleniem 3 tysyachi i bolee chelovek Population of Russia Its Federal Districts Federal Subjects Districts Urban Localities Rural Localities Administrative Centers and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3 000 XLS Vserossijskaya perepis naseleniya 2002 goda All Russia Population Census of 2002 in Russian Vsesoyuznaya perepis naseleniya 1989 g Chislennost nalichnogo naseleniya soyuznyh i avtonomnyh respublik avtonomnyh oblastej i okrugov krayov oblastej rajonov gorodskih poselenij i syol rajcentrov All Union Population Census of 1989 Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs Krais Oblasts Districts Urban Settlements and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers Vsesoyuznaya perepis naseleniya 1989 goda All Union Population Census of 1989 in Russian Institut demografii Nacionalnogo issledovatelskogo universiteta Vysshaya shkola ekonomiki Institute of Demography at the National Research University Higher School of Economics 1989 via Demoscope Weekly Baza dannyh pokazatelej municipalnyh obrazovanij www gks ru Archived from the original on April 9 2013 Perepis 2010 russkih stanovitsya bolshe Archived from the original on January 18 2012 Retrieved January 15 2012 a b c Arena Atlas of Religions and Nationalities in Russia Archived September 22 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sreda 2012 2012 Arena Atlas Religion Maps Ogonek 34 5243 27 08 2012 Retrieved 21 04 2017 Archived Google Translate translate google co uk Google Translate translate google co uk February 4 2017 l Sources Edit 17 fevralya 1994 g Konstituciya Respubliki Komi v red Zakona 67 RZ ot 23 oktyabrya 2015 g O vnesenii izmenenij v Konstituciyu Respubliki Komi Vstupil v silu 10 marta 1994 g za isklyucheniem otdelnyh polozhenij Opublikovan Krasnoe znamya 45 10 marta 1994 g February 17 1994 Constitution of the Komi Republic as amended by the Law 67 RZ of October 23 2015 On Amending the Constitution of the Komi Republic Effective as of March 10 1994 with the exception of several clauses Gosudarstvennyj Sovet Respubliki Komi Zakon XII 20 5 ot 6 iyunya 1994 g O gosudarstvennom gimne Respubliki Komi v red Zakona 44 RZ ot 4 iyulya 2006 g O vnesenii izmenenij i dopolneniya v Zakon Respubliki Komi O Gosudarstvennom gimne Respubliki Komi pp Vstupil v silu 11 iyunya 1994 g za isklyucheniem otdelnyh polozhenij Opublikovan Krasnoe Znamya 109 11 iyunya 1994 g State Council of the Komi Republic Law XII 20 5 of June 6 1994 On the State Anthem of the Komi Republic as amended by the Law 44 RZ of July 4 2006 On Amending and Supplementing the Law of the Komi Republic On the State Anthem of the Komi Republic Effective as of June 11 1994 with the exception of certain clauses Komi ASSR Administrativno territorialnoe delenie na 1 iyulya 1968 g Komi knizhnoe izdatelstvo Syktyvkar 1968 Komi ASSR Administrative Territorial Structure as of July 1 1968 Further reading EditPearson M Ojanen P Havimo M Kuuluvainen T amp Vasander H eds 2007 On the European Edge Journey through Komi Nature and Culture University of Helsinki Department of Forest Ecology Publications 36 216 pp ISBN 978 952 10 3898 3 Strogoff M Brochet P amp Auzias D 2005 Guidebook Komi Republic Avant Garde Publishers Moscow 176 pp ISBN 5 86394 255 X External links Edit Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Komi Wikimedia Commons has media related to Komi in Russian Official site of the Republic of Komi in Russian All news of the Republic of Komi in Russian Website of Syktyvkar City The Capital of the Republic of Komi in Russian Official website of the Vorkuta City Official site of the Syktyvkar State University in Russian Official site of the Syktyvkar State University in Russian Official site of the Ukhta State Technical University in Russian Snowboarding in Komi Republic in Russian History Komi Historic demographic note on the Nenets of the Komi Republic Virgin Komi Forests at Natural Heritage Protection Fund Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Komi Republic amp oldid 1133368920, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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