Krasnoyarsk Krai

Krasnoyarsk Krai
Красноярский край
Anthem: Anthem of Krasnoyarsk Krai
Coordinates: 59°53′N 91°40′E / 59.883°N 91.667°E / 59.883; 91.667
CountryRussia
Federal districtSiberian
Economic regionEast Siberian
Administrative centerKrasnoyarsk
Government
  BodyLegislative Assembly
  GovernorMikhail Kotyukov (Acting)
Area
  Total
2,366,797 km2 (913,825 sq mi)
  Rank2nd
Population
  Total
2,856,971
  Estimate 
(2018)
2,876,497
  Rank14th
  Density1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)
  Urban
79.3%
  Rural
20.7%
Time zoneUTC+7 (MSK+4 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-KYA
License plates24, 84, 88, 124
OKTMO ID04000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitewww.krskstate.ru

Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: Красноярский край, romanized: Krasnoyarskiy kray, IPA: [krəsnɐˈjarskʲɪj ˈkraj]) is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia located in Siberia. Its administrative center is the 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 second-largest federal subject in the country after neighboring Sakha, and the third-largest country subdivision by area in the world. The krai covers an area of 2,366,797 square kilometers (913,825 sq mi), constituting roughly 13% of Russia's total area. Krasnoyarsk Krai has a population of 2,856,971 as of the 2021 census.