Permyakia
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Permyakia or Autonomous district of the Komi-Permyaks (Russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий автоно́мный о́круг) is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous district). It is an administrative subdivision for Komi-Permyaks, a branch of the Komis, within Perm Oblast of the Russian Federation. Administrative center: Kudymkar. Area: 32,770 km². Location: foothills of Ural mountains, upper basin of Kama River. Established: February 26, 1925. Population: 136,076 (2002 census).
Other notable settlements: Pozhva urban settlement(Пожва).
After a referendum held in 2004, Permyakia will be merged with Perm Oblast to form Perm Krai, which is scheduled to come into existence on December 1, 2005.
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Geography
Time zone
Permyakia is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST). UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
Administrative division
Districts
Permyakia Autonomous District consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):
- Gaynsky (Гайнский)
- Kochevsky (Кочевский)
- Kosinsky (Косинский)
- Kudymkarsky (Кудымкарский)
- Yurlinsky (Юрлинский)
- Yusvensky (Юсьвенский)
Demographics
Population (2002): 136,076
Ethnic groups: As of the 2002 census most residents consider themselves either Komi-Permyaks (80,327 or 59%) or ethnic Russians (51,946 or 38%). The rest indentified themselves as belonging to 55 different ethnic groups, most prominent being the Tatars at 1,100 (0.8%), the Ukrainians at 706 (0.51%) and the Belarusians at 672 (0.49%).
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