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The Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai is unicameral just like most legislative assembly bodies found in other Russian federal subjects. It currently comprises 28 deputies, with 14 of them running in multi-seat constituencies and the other 14 in the single electoral district. [3]
17 August – 2024 Kamchatka Krai earthquake: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Krai with a tsunami warning being issued. [153] 18 August – The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka Krai and Ebeko in the Kuril Islands erupt. [154]
Kamchatka Krai occupies the territory of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the adjacent part of the mainland, the island Karaginsky and the Commander Islands.It is bounded to the east by the Bering Sea of the Pacific Ocean (a coastline of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 mi)) and to the west by the Okhotsk Sea (a coastline of approximately 2,000 km (1,200 mi)).
The Kamchatka Peninsula, the Commander Islands, and Karaginsky Island constitute Kamchatka Krai of the Russian Federation. The majority of the 322,079 inhabitants are ethnic Russians, with about 13,000 being Koryaks (2014). [4] More than half of the population lives in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (179,526 in 2010) and nearby Yelizovo (38,980).
On 18 August 2024 an eruption of Shiveluch occurred [23] following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake off the coast of Kamchatka Krai, sending an ash cloud 8 kilometres (5 mi) high, [24] and with a length of 490 kilometres (304 mi) heading east and southeast. A "code red" warning was issued for aircraft in the area.
This is a list of earthquakes in 2024. ... Russia, Kamchatka Krai offshore VI (Strong) 29.0 August 17 - Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
The 2024 Russian elections were held in large part, on Sunday, 8 September 2024 (single election day), with several regions allowing voting on 6 and 7 September. There were three by-elections to the 8th State Duma, 19 gubernatorial elections (16 direct and three indirectly elected), 13 regional parliamentary elections, and many elections on the municipal level.
Candidates for Governor of Kamchatka Krai should not have a foreign citizenship or residence permit. Each candidate in order to be registered is required to collect at least 10% of signatures of members and heads of municipalities. [8] In addition, self-nominated candidates should collect 2% of signatures of Kamchatka Krai residents.