Koryak Okrug (Russian: Коря́кский о́круг, romanized: Koryakskiy okrug; Koryak: Чав’чываокруг, Cav’cәvaokrug), or Koryakia (Russian: Корякия, romanized: Koryakiya), was an administrative division with a special status within Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Kamchatka Oblast) from 1931 until July 1, 2007, when it merged with Kamchatka Oblast. Prior to the merger, it was called Koryak Autonomous Okrug (Коря́кский автоно́мный о́круг). Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Palana. Population: 18,759 (2010 Census); 25,157 (2002 Census) 39,363 (1989 Soviet census).
