Perm Krai
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Perm Krai is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...

 of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 (a krai
Krai
Krai or kray was a type of an administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, and is one of the types of the federal subjects of modern Russia ....

) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...

 on the merger of Perm Oblast
Perm Oblast
Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast was a federal subject of Russia in Privolzhsky Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug to form Perm Krai.The oblast was named after its administrative center,...

 and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Population: It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February...

. The city of Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....

 became the administrative center of the new federal subject. Population:

Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008. It also retained a budget separate from that of the krai, keeping all federal transfers. Starting in 2009, Komi-Permyak Okrug's budget became subject to the budgeting law of Perm Krai. The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relies heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy.

Geography

Perm Krai is located in the east of the East European Plain
East European Plain
The East European Plain is a plain comprising a series of river basins in Eastern Europe. Together with the Northern European Plain it constitutes the European Plain. It is the largest mountain-free part of the European landscape.The plain spans approximately and averages about in elevation...

 and the western slope of the Middle Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...

. 99.8% of its area are located in Europe, 0.2% - in Asia.
  • length from north to south - 645 km;
  • length from west to east - 417.5 km.


The krai borders with the Komi Republic
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...

 in the north, Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...

 in the northwest, the Udmurt Republic in the southwest, the Republic of Bashkortostan in the south, and Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg formerly known as Sverdlovsk. Population: -Geography:...

 in the east.

The krai borders stretch for over 2200 kilometres (1,367 mi). The highest point is mount Tulymsky Kamen
Tulymsky Kamen
Tulymsky Kamen is a mountain range in North Ural. Located in northeastern portion of Krasnovishersky District, Perm Krai, Russia. Stretches from north to south and reaches in length about 24 km, in width 7 km . Highest point is 1,496 m, that also highest point of Perm Krai.Slopes are...

 (1,496 m).

Rivers

Rivers of Perm Krai belong to the Kama River Basin, the largest tributary of Volga River
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...

. There are more than 29 thousand rivers in Perm Krai. The total length of all rivers is more than 90,000 kilometers (~55862 mi).

Only two rivers in Perm Krai have lengths exceeding 500 km. They are Kama River
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....

 (1805 km (1120 mi)) and Chusovaya River (592 km (367 mi)).

There are about forty rivers with length from 100 km (62 mi) to 500 km (310 mi). The longest of them are:
  • Sylva River
    Sylva River
    Sylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...

     — 493 km (306 mi)
  • Kolva River — 460 km (285 mi)
  • Vishera River — 415 km (258 mi)
  • Yayva River
    Yayva River
    Yayva River is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, left tributary of Kama River. It is in length. The area of the basin is .It starts on south slope of mountain range Kvarkush, 710 m above sea level, near the border with Sverdlovsk Oblast...

     — 403 km (250 mi)
  • Kosva River
    Kosva River
    Kosva is a river in Perm Krai and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, left tributary of the Kama River. It is 283 km long, with a drainage basin of 6300 km²....

     — 283 km (176 mi)
  • Kosa River
    Kosa River
    Kosa River Komi]]: Кöсва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. The length of the river is 267 km, the area of its basin is 10,300 km². The Kosa River freezes up in late October - November and stays icebound until April - early May.It starts in extreme south...

     — 267 km (165 mi)
  • Veslyana River
    Veslyana River
    Veslyana River – is a river in Perm Krai and Komi Republic, Russia. It is left tributary of Kama River which in turn is a tributary of Volga.Begins in south part of Komi Republic and then flows through northwestern part of Perm Krai ....

     — 266 km (165 mi)
  • Inva River
    Inva River
    Inva – is a river in Perm Krai, Russia. Begins in the Upper Kama Upland, near the border of Kirov oblast. Then, is flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug and flows into Kama Reservoir, forming Invensky bay....

     — 257 km (159 mi)
  • Obva River
    Obva River
    Obva – is a river in Perm Krai, Russia. Right tributary of Kama river.It starts in the Upper Kama Upland, in the west part of Sivinsky District, near the border of Kirov oblast. Flows into Kama Reservoir in 780 km from confluence Kama and Volga. It is 247 km long...

     — 247 km (153 mi)


There are also many small rivers, but some of them have historical significance, for example Yegoshikha River
Yegoshikha River
Yegoshikha , formerly Yagoshikha , is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, the left tributary of the Kama. In spite of its relatively small size it is famous for its historical significance. It mainly flows in the borders of the Perm city. The origin of Yegoshikha is in the forest area close to Lipovaya...

, in mouth of which city Perm was founded.

Climate

It has continental climate. Winters are long and snowing. Average temperatures in January vary from –18°C in the northeast part of krai to –15°C in southwest part. Extreme minimum is –53°C (in the north).

Minerals

Perm Krai is rich with minerals, that can be explained its diverse relief in mountainous and flat parts. There are produced: oil, natural gas, gold, diamonds, chromites, peat, limestone, building materials and others.

Oil in its area was fist discovered in 1929 near settlement Verhnechusovskie Gorodki. Currently there are known more than 180 oil and gas fields. Among them are developed: 89 oil, 2 gas and 18 both oil and gas fields. Most of them are small and extracted in central and southern districts of krai. Northern fields a less developed because of deep lying of oil under salt layers.

Coal has been mined in Perm Krai for more than 200 years. For a long time it played an important role in the fuel and energy balance in the region. Maximum mining was in 1960 and reached 12 million tones, after it mining decrease and there are no exploration of new fields.

In Perm Krai is located Verkhnekamskoye deposit of potassium salts, one of the largest in the world. Its area is approx. 1,800 km² and the thickness of the salt layers reaches 514 m.

Flora and fauna

Forests are covered about 71% of krai's area. Predominant are coniferous forests, percentage of deciduous forests increase from north to south.
There are 62 species of mammals, more than 270 species of birds, 39 species of fishes, 6 species of reptile and 9 species of amphibians.

In Perm Krai located 2 nature reserves: Basegi
Basegi Nature Reserve
Basegi – is a nature reserve in Perm Krai, Russia. It created 1 October 1982. In 1993 it was expanded.Current area is 379.35 km2 and a buffer zone is 213.45 km2....

 and Vishera
Vishera Nature Reserve
Vishera – is a nature reserve in Perm Krai, Russia. Area is 2,412 sq. km, more than 75% of which covered by forest. Main river is Vishera, that flow through nature reserve about 130 km.- Geography :...

.

Administrative divisions

Administratively, the krai is divided into thirty-three districts, fourteen cities of krai significance, and one closed administrative-territorial formation
Closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement with travel and residency restrictions in the Soviet Union and some of its successor countries. In modern Russia, such places are officially known as "closed administrative-territorial formations" ....

. Six administrative districts are grouped into Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Population: It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February...

, which is an administrative unit with special status formed within Perm Krai as a result of the 2005 merger of Perm Oblast
Perm Oblast
Until December 1, 2005, Perm Oblast was a federal subject of Russia in Privolzhsky Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug to form Perm Krai.The oblast was named after its administrative center,...

 and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, both of which used to be the federal subjects
Federal subjects of Russia
Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...

.

Municipally, the territories of all administrative districts and those of nine cities of krai significance are incorporated as municipal districts. The remaining five cities are incorporated as urban okrugs.

Demographics

According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, population of Perm Krai is 2,635,849; down from 2,819,421 recorded in the 2002 Census.

Ethnic groups: Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 (85.2%), Komi-Permyaks (5.67%), Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...

 (4.85%), Bashkirs
Bashkirs
The Bashkirs are a Turkic people indigenous to Bashkortostan extending on both parts of the Ural mountains, on the place where Europe meets Asia. Groups of Bashkirs also live in the republic of Tatarstan, Perm Krai, Chelyabinsk, Orenburg, Tyumen, Sverdlovsk, Kurgan, Samara and Saratov Oblasts of...

 (1,45%), Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...

 (0,91%), Udmurts (0,91%), Belarusians
Belarusians
Belarusians ; are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus. Introduced to the world as a new state in the early 1990s, the Republic of Belarus brought with it the notion of a re-emerging Belarusian ethnicity, drawn upon the lines of the Old Belarusian...

 (0,45%), Germans
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

 (0,4%) and others.

There are about 40,740 Bashkirs is Perm Krai, according 2002 census. Most of them live in Bardymsky District
Bardymsky District
Bardymsky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Bardymsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Barda...

, in basin of Tulva River
Tulva River (Russia)
Tulva is a river in Perm Krai, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Kama River, and is 118 km long, with a drainage basin of 3,530 km²....

 and belong to tribe gaina.

Tatars live in almost all settlements of Perm Krai. There are several different ethnographical groups of Tatar people. In this territory for long time was active contacts between Tatars and Bashkins, so in some cases it’s difficult to delineate this ethnic groups, especially in such areas as Kuyedinsky District
Kuyedinsky District
Kuyedinsky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kuyedinsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Kuyeda...

 and Tulva River basin.

Vital Statistics for 2007: Source
  • Birth Rate: 12.05 per 1000
  • Death Rate: 15.70 per 1000
  • Net Immigration: -1.0 per 1000
  • NGR: -0.37% per Year
  • PGR: -0.48% per Year

Death rates in some of the remote and rural areas in Perm Krai are very high, never seen before during times other than major wars or natural calamities. Just five districts out of a total of 47 have a surplus of births over death in Perm Krai. The birth rate in Perm Krai is much higher compared to other European regions. For example, the birth rate for Germany was 8.3 per 1000 in 2007. Perm as a whole is having 50% higher birth rate, and even the district with the lowest birth rate is having 20% higher BR compared to Germany. In 2008, the birth rate in Perm Krai was 8% higher than that of 2007. Close to 35.5 thousand births were recorded with the heaviest increases in City of Perm (+11%) and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (+18%). Among the districts, Kudymkar City recorded a 46% rise in birth rates for 2008 compared to 2007, while Usolsky recorded a 31% rise and Kyshertsky recorded a 29% rise. In 13 of the districts, there were more births than deaths, among them Ordynsky, Karagaysky, Kudimkar, Chernushynsky, Chaykovsky & Permsky.

Demographics for 2007

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District Population Births Deaths BR DR NGR
Perm Krai 2,718,227 32,747 42,680 12.05 15.70 -0.37%
Bolshesosnovsky 14,292 219 268 15.32 18.75 -0.34%
Vereshchagynsky 43,410 710 744 16.36 17.14 -0.08%
Gornozavodsky 27,885 396 582 14.20 20.87 -0.65%
Yelovsky 12,299 176 229 14.31 18.62 -0.43%
Kochevsky 12,356 181 196 14.65 15.86 -0.12%
Ilyinsky 20,311 278 408 13.69 20.09 -0.64%
Karagaysky 23,907 360 381 15.06 15.94 -0.08%
Kishertsky 14,578 158 280 10.84 19.21 -0.83%
Krasnovishersky 26,287 335 455 12.74 17.31 -0.45%
Kuyedinsky 30,576 446 489 14.59 15.99 -0.14%
Kungursky 46,370 727 720 15.68 15.53 0.01%
Kudymkarsky 27,922 429 676 15.36 24.21 -0.88%
Nitvensky 45,552 656 858 14.40 18.84 -0.44%
Oktyabrsky 34,789 481 585 13.83 16.82 -0.30%
Ordinsky 16,185 247 241 15.26 14.89 0.04%
Osinsky 32,074 410 550 12.78 17.15 -0.44%
Okhansky 17,180 202 359 11.76 20.90 -0.91%
Ochyorsky 24,651 366 455 14.85 18.46 -0.36%
Permsky 87,342 1,275 1,383 14.60 15.83 -0.12%
Sivinsky 16,797 297 266 17.68 15.84 0.18%
Solikamsky 17,637 203 265 11.51 15.03 -0.35%
Suksunsky 20,925 294 349 14.05 16.68 -0.26%
Uynsky 12,631 180 212 14.25 16.78 -0.25%
Usolsky 13,788 176 299 12.76 21.69 -0.88%
Chastinsky 14,450 207 254 14.33 17.58 -0.33%
Cherdynsky 32,522 342 542 10.52 16.67 -0.61%
Gaynsky 16,106 214 268 13.29 16.64 -0.33%
Chernushinsky 52,231 811 638 15.53 12.21 0.33%
Perm 987,246 10,094 13,167 10.22 13.34 -0.31%
Alexandrovsky 34,554 427 662 12.36 19.16 -0.68%
Berezniki 165,950 1,822 2,484 10.98 14.97 -0.40%
Gremyachinsky 15,075 178 367 11.81 24.34 -1.25%
Gubakhinsky 40,086 448 826 11.18 20.61 -0.92%
Dobryansky 61,365 792 950 12.91 15.48 -0.26%
Kizelovsky 30,837 381 827 12.36 26.82 -1.43%
Krasnokamsky 40,393 816 1,264 20.20 31.29 -0.64%
Kungur 68,074 872 981 12.81 14.41 -0.16%
Lysvensky 82,921 1,016 1,598 12.25 19.27 -0.70%
Solikamsk 97,269 1,165 1,464 11.98 15.05 -0.30%
Chaykovsky 108,617 1,374 1,332 12.65 12.26 0.04%
Chusovskoy 73,314 879 1,531 11.99 20.88 -0.89%
Yurlinsky 11,046 200 253 18.11 22.90 -0.48%
Kosinsky 7,716 130 160 16.85 20.74 -0.38%
Yusvinsky 22,626 288 475 12.73 20.99 -0.82%
Kudymkar 30,964 385 511 12.43 16.50 -0.40%
Bardymsky 27,529 361 537 13.11 19.51 -0.64%
Beryozovsky 17,901 230 281 12.85 15.70 -0.28%

Major attractions

Perm Krai is home of several museums:
  • Perm State Art Galery
  • Perm Museum of Local History
  • Museum of Motovilikha Plants
    Motovilikha Plants
    Motovilikha Plants is a Russian metallurgical and military equipment manufacturer. The full official name of the company is Open stock venture for special machinery and metallurgy "Motovilikha Plants" .*...

  • Architectural-Ethnographic Museum Khokhlovka
    Khokhlovka
    Khokhlovka is architectural and ethnographic open-air museum in Perm Krai, Russia. Located in Perm municipal district, on right bank of Kama River, in 43 km from Perm. It was founded in 1969 and opened for visitors in 1980. It is first open-air architectural museum of wooden architecture in...

     and others.

Numerous architectural monuments locates in small town Usolye, in north of Perm Krai. Particularly important are the Saviour Cathedral with a separate bell tower and House of Stroganov.

There are many theaters in Perm, including the Perm Opera and Ballet Theater
Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre
The Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre is an opera and ballet theatre in the city of Perm in Russia. It is one of the oldest theatres in the country, and it has remained a major musical centre during its history, in which many significant art events have taken place...

, the Perm Academic Theater
Perm Academic Theatre
The Perm Academic Theatre established in Perm as an amateur theater for working youths. Its first performance, the Battleship Potemkin, was held on March, 14th, 1927 on the site of the theater, which at that time had no constant base, but managed to stage 25 new plays a month with their own...

, the Puppet Theater, the Theater for Young Spectators, the Theater "Near Bridge", and others.

There are many temples and convents in Perm Krai. The most significant of them are: Belogorsky Convent
Belogorsky Convent
Belogorsky Convent is a friary in Perm Krai, Russia. Located 85 km south of Perm and 50 km from Kungur, on Belaya Gora . - History :...

 located in 85 km from Perm, Sludskaya Church, Fedosievskaya Church, Perm Mosque and others.

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