Vereshchaginsky District

Vereshchaginsky District
Верещагинский район (Russian)

Location of Vereshchaginsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 58°06′00″N 54°26′28″E / 58.1°N 54.441°E / 58.1; 54.441Coordinates: 58°06′00″N 54°26′28″E / 58.1°N 54.441°E / 58.1; 54.441
Coat of arms
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai[1]
Administrative structure (as of November 2011)
Administrative center town of Vereshchagino[1]
Inhabited localities:[1]
Cities/towns 1
Urban-type settlements[2] 1
Rural localities 159
Municipal structure (as of December 2011)
Municipally incorporated as Vereshchaginsky Municipal District[3]
Municipal divisions:[3]
Urban settlements 1
Rural settlements 6
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 1,621 km2 (626 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 41,379 inhabitants[5]
• Urban 53.5%
• Rural 46.5%
Density 25.53/km2 (66.1/sq mi)[6]
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[7]
Established January 1, 1924[4]
Vereshchaginsky District on WikiCommons

Vereshchaginsky District (Russian: Вереща́гинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Vereshchaginsky Municipal District.[3] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 1,621 square kilometers (626 sq mi).[4] Its administrative center is the town of Vereshchagino.[1] Population: 41,379 (2010 Census);[5] 43,958 (2002 Census);[8] 46,714 (1989 Census).[9] The population of Vereshchagino accounts for 53.5% of the district's total population.[5]

Geography

The Lysva River (a tributary of the Obva) flows through the district, dividing it into two almost equal parts. District's average height above sea level varies between 200 and 250 meters (660 and 820 ft), increased to 300–310 meters (980–1,020 ft) in the northwest.

History

The district was established on January 1, 1924.[4]

Demographics

The most numerous ethnic groups, according to the 2002 Census, include Russians at 94.9%, Udmurts at 2%, and Komi-Permyak people at 1.1%.[4]

Economy

Manufacture of plastics and knitwear, as well as food and timber industry and agriculture, are developed in the district.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #416-67
  2. ↑ The count of urban-type settlements may include the work settlements, the resort settlements, the suburban (dacha) settlements, as well as urban-type settlements proper.
  3. 1 2 3 Law #1874-405
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Vereshchaginsky District (Russian)
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. ↑ 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 is only approximate 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.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.