Krasnoyarsk region

Geographical location
Krasnoyarsk region stretches from coasts of the Arctic Ocean till the mountains of the Southern Siberia. Length from north to south is almost 3,000 km, from west to east - 1,250 km. The very northern point of Russia is Cheluskin's cape.
Krasnoyarsk region borders on the republic of Tyva in the south-east, on Altaisky region in the south, on Kemerovo region in the south-west, on Tomsk region in the west, on Tyumen region in the north-west, on the republic of Sakha in the north-east, on Irkutsk region in the east and south-east.
In the region there is a peninsula of Taimyr. Main rivers are the Enisei with its tributaries, the Khatanga, the Pyasina, the Taimyra. There are big lakes: the Taimyr and the Pyasino.
The climate is sharp continental, especially severe in the north.

Natural resources
Big part of the territory is covered by taiga, in the north - arctic tundra, in the south - steppe.
The most important natural resources of the region are coniferous forests, hydro - power, oil, gas, coal, iron ore.
The depths of the region are rich in gold, limestone, gypsum and other minerals.

Administrative division
The region was founded in 1943. It is divided into 48 districts, 16 towns of the regional submission, 6 towns of district submission, 44 town settlements, 443 villages.
Taimyrsky and Evenksky autonomous okrugs are constituent parts of Krasnoyarsk region.
The centre of the region is the town of Krasnoyarsk, founded in 1628. Distance to Moscow is 3,955 km.