Kungursky District
Кунгурский район
District
Village Posad, Kungursky District
Village Posad, Kungursky District
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Coat of arms of Kungursky District
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Location of Kungursky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57°26′02″N 56°56′55″E / 57.43389°N 56.94861°E / 57.43389; 56.94861
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPerm Krai[1]
EstablishedNovember 1923[2]
Administrative centerKungur[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total4,416 km2 (1,705 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total42,450
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
41,878 (−1.3%)
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[1]240 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKungursky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 19 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
OKTMO ID57630000
Websitehttp://kungur.permarea.ru/

Kungursky District (Russian: Кунгурский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Kungursky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with the territories of the towns of krai significance of Chusovoy in the north and Lysva in the northeast, Beryozovsky, Suksunsky, and Kishertsky Districts in the east, Ordinsky and Uinsky Districts in the south, Bardymsky District in the southwest, Osinsky District in the west, and with Permsky District in the north. The area of the district is 4,416 square kilometers (1,705 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kungur (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 42,450 (2010 Census);[3] 46,332 (2002 Census);[7] 47,949 (1989 Census).[8]

Geography

Main rivers in the district include the Sylva, the Iren, the Shakva, and the Babka. There are deposits of gas, oil, anhydrite, and gypsum in the district.[2] There are many caves in the district, of which the most famous is the Kungur Ice Cave—a popular tourist landmark. A significant portion of the district's territory is covered by forests. Climate is temperate continental.

History

The district was established in November 1923.[2] It became a part of Perm Oblast in October 1938.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kungursky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] The town of Kungur serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kungursky Municipal District.[5] The town of krai significance of Kungur is incorporated separately from the district as Kungur Urban Okrug.[9]

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the predominant ethnicities were Russians at 87.8% and Tatars at 9.2%.[2]

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, mining, and food industry.

Notable residents

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #416-67
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Kungursky District (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Law #1987-436
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Law #1769-367

Sources

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