Kungursky District

Kungursky District (English)
Кунгурский район (Russian)

Location of Kungursky District on the map of Perm Krai
Administrative status (as of 2010)
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai[1]
Administrative center town of Kungur[1]
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 4,416 km2 (1,705 sq mi)[2]
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)
42,581 inhabitants[3]
Population (2002 Census) 46,332 inhabitants[4]
- Urban population 0%
- Rural population 100%
Density 10 /km2 (26 /sq mi)[5]
Time zone YEKST (UTC+06:00)[6]
Established November 1923[2]

Kungursky District (Russian: Кунгурский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kungursky Municipal District. The area of the district is 4,416 square kilometers (1,705 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Kungur[1] (which is not administratively a part of the district). District's population: 42,581 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 46,332 (2002 Census);[4] 47,949 (1989 Census).[7]

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Geography

Main rivers flowing through the district include the Sylva with its tributaries the Iren, the Turka, the Shakva, and the Babka.

History

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

Demographics

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Law #416-67, Appendix, Section 4
  2. ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Kungursky District (Russian)
  3. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  4. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  5. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

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