Khakassia

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Republic of Khakassia (English) Республика Хакасия (Russian) Хакасия Республиказы (Khakas)
Location of the Republic of Khakassia in Russia
Coat of Arms	Flag
Coat of arms of the Republic of Khakassia	Flag of the Republic of Khakassia
Anthem: —
Capital	Abakan
Established	October 20, 1930
Political status Federal district Economic region	Republic Siberian East Siberian
Code	19
Area
Area - Rank	61,900 km² 47th
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density - Urban - Rural	546,072 inhabitants 71st 8.8 inhab. / km² 70.8% 29.2%
Official languages	Russian, Khakass
Government
Chairman of the Government	Alexey Lebed
Vice-Chairman of the Government	Leonid Chasovnikov
Legislative body	Supreme Council
Constitution	Constitution of the Republic of Khakassia
Official website
http://www.rhlider.ru

Republic of Khakassia (Russian: Респу́блика Хака́сия; Khakass: Хакасия Республиказы) or Khakasiya (Хака́сия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia.

It has an area of 61,900 km² (ranked 47th). Abakan is the administrative centre of Khakassia, and with a population of around 160,000 making it the largest city.

Khakas is a Turkic language with co-official status in the republic.

Contents 1 Time zone 2 Administrative divisions 3 Demographics 4 History 5 Economy 6 Views of Khakassia 7 See also

[edit] Time zone

Khakassia is located in the Krasnoyarsk Time Zone (KRAT/KRAST). UTC offset is +0700 (KRAT)/+0800 (KRAST).

[edit] Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Khakassia

[edit] Demographics

• Population: 538,200 (2006 est.)^{[citation needed]}; 546,072 (2002 Census)
• Vital statistics (2005)
  • Births: 6,198 (birth rate 11.5)
  • Deaths: 9,411 (death rate 17.4)
• Ethnic groups

According to the 2002 Russian Census, ethnic Russians make up 80.3% of the republic's population, while ethnic Khakas are only 12.0%. Other groups include Ethnic Germans (1.7%), Ukrainians (1.5%), Tatars (4,001, or 0.7%), and a host of smaller groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.

	census 1926	census 1939	census 1959	census 1970	census 1979	census 1989	census 2002
Khakas	44,219 (49.8%)	45,799 (16.8%)	48,512 (11.8%)	54,750 (12.3%)	57,281 (11.5%)	62,859 (11.1%)	65,421 (12.0%)
Russians	41,390 (46.6%)	205,254 (75.3%)	314,455 (76.5%)	349,362 (78.4%)	395,953 (79.4%)	450,430 (79.5%)	438,395 (80.3%)
Germans	46 (0.1%)	333 (0.1%)	10,512 (2.6%)	10,547 (2.4%)	11,130 (2.2%)	11,250 (2.0%)	9,161 (1.7%)
Ukrainians	836 (0.9%)	7,788 (2.9%)	14,630 (3.6%)	9,480 (2.1%)	10,398 (2.1%)	13,223 (2.3%)	8,360 (1.5%)
Others	2,381 (2.7%)	13,556 (5.0%)	22,938 (5.6%)	21,685 (4.9%)	23,622 (4.7%)	29,099 (5.4%)	24,735 (4.5%)

[edit] History

The Khakas are a Turkic-speaking people related to the Kyrgyz (they may be descendants of Kyrgyz who remained behind when the bulk of that nation began migrating southwest). Traditionally they lived in the middle reaches of the Yenisei river in Siberia and were nomadic herders. In the last two centuries they have become Christianized (converts to Russian Orthodoxy) and forced to become sedentary by the Russian government. The region was established on 10 October 1930. It was given republic status in 1991.

[edit] Economy

The main industries in the republic are coal mining, ore mining, and timber.

[edit] Views of Khakassia

Khakasiya view (photo 2000).	Eagle on megalith near village Kazanovka in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).	Megalith near village Kazanovka in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).	Megalith near village Safronovo in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).
Megalith near village Safronovo in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).	Rape valley in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).	Sunset near town Askiz in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).	Rape valley in Republic Khakasiya, Russian Federation (photo 2000).
Khakasiyan megalith (photo 2000).

[edit] See also

• Music of Khakassia

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