Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Ненецкий автономный округ
Other transcription(s)
  NenetsНенэцие" автономной округ’
Anthem: Anthem of Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Coordinates: 68°50′N 54°50′E / 68.833°N 54.833°E / 68.833; 54.833
CountryRussia
Federal districtNorthwestern
Economic regionNorthern
CapitalNaryan-Mar
Government
  BodyAssembly of Deputies
  Acting GovernorIrina Gecht
Area
  Total
176,810 km2 (68,270 sq mi)
  Rank20th
Population
  Total
41,434
  Estimate 
(2018)
43,997
  Rank83rd
  Density0.23/km2 (0.61/sq mi)
  Urban
74%
  Rural
26%
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
ISO 3166 codeRU-NEN
License plates83
OKTMO ID11800000
Official languagesRussian
Recognised languagesNenets
Websitehttp://www.adm-nao.ru/

The Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Не́нецкий автоно́мный о́круг; Nenets: Ненэцие" автономной округ’, romanized: Nyeneciye” awtonomnoy okruk’) also known as Nenetsia (Russian: Нене́ция [nʲɪˈnʲet͡sɨjə]) is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Naryan-Mar. It has an area of 176,700 square kilometers (68,200 sq mi) and a population of 42,090 as of the 2010 Census, making it the least populous federal subject.

A plan to merge the autonomous okrug with Arkhangelsk Oblast was presented by the governors of both federal subjects on 13 May 2020, with a referendum planned for September, but was met with opposition by locals, leading to the merger process being scrapped completely.