Solikamsky District
Соликамский район
District
View of Solikamsk from the north
View of Solikamsk from the north
Flag of Solikamsky District
Flag
Coat of arms of Solikamsky District
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Solikamsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 59°46′55″N 56°36′04″E / 59.782°N 56.601°E / 59.782; 56.601
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPerm Krai[1]
Established1924 (first)[2]
1938 (second)[2]
Administrative centerSolikamsk[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total5,421 km2 (2,093 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total17,165
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
16,135 (−6%)
 • Density3.2/km2 (8.2/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Inhabited localities[1]58 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asSolikamsky Municipal District[5]
 • Municipal divisions[5]0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Websitehttp://solikamsk-raion.ru

Solikamsky District (Russian: Солика́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Perm Krai, Russia.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Solikamsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the northern central part of the krai. The area of the district is 5,421 square kilometers (2,093 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Solikamsk (which is not administratively a part of the district).[1] Population: 17,165 (2010 Census);[3] 18,333 (2002 Census);[6] 19,450 (1989 Census).[7]

Geography

About 80% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.

History

The district was established in 1924, but was abolished between 1930 and 1938.[2] In October 1938, it became a part of Perm Oblast.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solikamsky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] The town of Solikamsk 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 Solikamsky Municipal District.[5] The town of krai significance of Solikamsk is incorporated separately from the district as Solikamsk Urban Okrug.[8]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census):[2]

Economy

The economy of the district is based on agriculture and forestry.

Notable residents

See also

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 Solikamsky 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 #1884-410
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Law #1772-368

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