Krasnoyarsk Territory
Part of the Siberian Federal District with the administrative centre in the city of Krasnoyarsk.
With an area of 2,339,700 square km, or 13.8% of the total Russian landmass, it is the second largest region in the country.
As of January 1, 2010 the territory's population was 2,893,700, 75.7% of whom live in cities.
The region consists of 17 urban areas, 44 municipal districts, 36 urban and 484 rural communities.
The climate is sharply continental, marked by big temperature fluctuations during the year. The territory lies in three climatic zones, the Arctic, sub-Arctic and moderate. The average January temperatures are minus 36 degrees Celsius in the north and minus 18 degrees in the south, and July temperatures are plus 10 and plus 20 degrees respectively. The snow cover lasts from early November until late March.
One of the world's largest rivers, the Yenisei flows through the territory. The area has 323,000 lakes.
Forests occupy 69% of the region. The stand occupies 168.1 million hectares. The commercial timber reserves are estimated at 14.4 billion cubic metres or 18% of total Russian reserves. 88% of the forests are coniferous, more than half filled with larch, about 17% by spruce and silver fir, 12% pine and more than 9% cedar. The area has more than 95% of Russia's reserves of nickel and platinum ores, more than 20% of gold, large reserves of cobalt, nepheline ores, magnesite, icelandic spar, fine quartz sand, fireproof clay, graphite, 63 types of industrial metals and other minerals. It has about 70% of Russia's coal deposits. The largest amount of coal is mined in the Kansk-Achinsk coalfield, and there are considerable reserves in the Tungussky coal basin. Twenty-five commercially promising oil and gas fields have been discovered in the area. The Vankorskoye oilfield has been in operation for more than a year, and the Urubchensky-Tokhomsky oilfield is to be launched soon.
The region has major extractive and processing companies, including:
• the Western branch of the mining metallurgical company Norilsky Nickel (copper, nickel, precious and rare metals);
• the closed joint stock company Polyus (gold);
• the open joint stock company RUSAL-Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Plant;
• the closed joint stock company Vasilyevsky Mine (gold);
• the open joint stock company Krasnoyarsk Ferrous Metal Plant (precious metal processing) and others.
The industrial output index in the first half of 2010 was 109.8% over the same period in 2009.
Oil production at the Vankorskoye Field is increasing: 6.2 million tons of oil, including gas condensate were extracted in January-June 2010.
Coal output has increased 31% (21.2 million tons). The reason is the increased demand of energy facilities due to low winter temperatures and the increased generation of power by thermal power plants as a result of the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Station.
Cargo haulage January-June 2010 stood at 112.4% of last year's level, of which the railway transport index was 112.6% and that of road transport, 113.2%. Passenger ridership January-June 2010 was flat from 2009 (99.8%). The drop in ridership by rail (73.1%) was offset by the growth of air passenger traffic (122.3%) partly due to a cut in fares.
The average monthly accrued wage in the territory was 21,000 roubles in the first half of 2010; an increase of 7.4% in nominal wages and of 1.3% in real wage.
As of July 1, 2010 the official unemployment figure was 37,600, or 2.3%.
The total wage arrears in the region were 67.6 million roubles, with 18 enterprises and organizations owing wages. The biggest wage arrears are reported by transport (42%) and construction (26.9%) organizations.
There are 3,999 historical and cultural monuments in the region of which 98 have national status. There are nine professional theatres, 41 museums, a symphony orchestra and the world-famous Godenko Siberian Dance Ensemble.
