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Taimyr

former Autonomous District of Taimyr of the Dolgans and Nenzes
1977–2007
former federal component of the Russian Federation (Russia)
own name: Taimyrski avtonomny okrug

• Flag

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Coat of Arms

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

Flag

to 2007,
Flag of the District,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Flags of the World

Flag,
Variant,
ratio = 2:3,
Source, by: Flags of the World

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The pale blue flag of Taimyr was adoped on 23th of May in 2000 and showed a flying Siberian Goose.

Source: Flags of the World, Wikipedia (EN)

Coat of Arms

Coat of Arms,
Source: Fred the Oysteri with Adobe Illustrator.
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Map

geographical position within Russia:

Source: Freeware, russiamap.org, modyfied by: Volker Preuß
vergrößern/enlarge – hier klicken/click here

Area: 332.857 square miles

Inhabitants: 39.378 (2002), thereof 59% Russians, 14% Dolgans, 8% Nenzes, 6% Ukrainians, 2% Nganasans, 1% Germans

Density of Population: 0,1 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Dudinka, 22.175 inh. (2010)

official Language: Russian

other Languages: Dolganian, Samoyedian

Currency: look Russia

Time Zone: GMT + 7 h

Source: Wikipedia (D)

History

17th cent. · Russian colonization

1922 · establishment of the Soviet power

7th of October 1977 · establishment of the National District Taimyr

31st of December in 1991 · the Soviet Union dissolves, the constitution of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR, Russia), a former substate of the Soviet Union, remains in force for the time being

25th of December in 1993 · a new constitution for Russia (Russian Federation) comes into force, and the relationships with the members of the federation is re-regulated in this way

2005 · plebiscite for the dissolution of the country and the annexion to the Russian Region of Krasnoyarsk

1st of January in 2007 · dissolution of the country and the annexion to the Russian Region of Krasnoyarsk

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, World Statesmen, Wikipedia (D)

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