Karagaysky District

Karagaysky District
Карагайский район (Russian)

Location of Karagaysky District in Perm Krai
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center selo of Karagay[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Rural localities 173
Municipal structure (as of March 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Karagaysky Municipal District[2]
Municipal divisions:[2]
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 7
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 2,394 km2 (924 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census) 22,875 inhabitants[4]
- Urban 0%
- Rural 100%
Density 9.56/km2 (24.8/sq mi)[5]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[6]
Established February 27, 1924[3]

Karagaysky District (Russian: Карагайский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Karagaysky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 1,621 square kilometers (626 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karagay.[1] Population: 22,875 (2010 Census);[4] 24,792 (2002 Census);[7] 25,845 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Karagay accounts for 29.2% of the district's total population.[4]

Geography and climate

The district stretches for 90 kilometers (56 mi) from north to south and for 45 kilometers (28 mi) from west to east. The relief is mostly hilly. Main river is the Obva, which flows through the district from west to east. District's forests are mostly coniferous, predominantly spruce and fir, and account for approximately 75% of the total forested area. Pine forests make up 4%; other forests are deciduous.

The climate of the district is temperate continental with long cold winters and warm but short summers. Average July temperature is +17.6 °C (63.7 °F); average January temperature is −15.7 °C (3.7 °F). Annual precipitation is 430–450 millimeters (17–18 in).

History

The district was established on February 27, 1924 from Bogdanovskaya, Karagayskaya, Nikolskaya, and a part of Ust-Bubinskaya Volost of Okhansky Uyezd and from Kozmodemyanskaya, Obvinskaya, and a part of Sergiyevskaya Volost of Usolsky Uyezd of Perm Governorate.[3] The district was abolished between January 1, 1932 and January 25, 1935 and then again between February 1, 1963 and January 12, 1965.[3]

Demographics

Russians at 93% and the Komi-Permyak people at 2.8% are the predominant ethnic groups in the district.[3]

Economy

The economy of the district is based on agriculture, which accounts for 60.6% of the district's GDP. The most significant industries are the production of building materials, as well as the light and food industries.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #416-67
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #1876-406
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Karagaysky District (Russian)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  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. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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