Chernushinsky District () is an administrative district (

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.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Chernushinsky Municipal District.Law #1882-409 It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Uinsky District in the north, Oktyabrsky District in the east, the

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in the south, Kuyedinsky District in the west, and with Bardymsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
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Its

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is the

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of Chernushka. Population: The population of Chernushka accounts for 65.8% of the district's total population.

Geography

The district stretches for from north to south and for approximately from east to west. Geologically, it is located on the eastern outskirts of the East European craton. District's landscape is mostly flat with some hills. Major rivers include the Bystry Tanyp and the

Tyuy Tyuy () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tyuinskoye Rural Settlement, Chernushinsky District, Perm Krai Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), locate ...

. There are eighty-one ponds in the district, ten of which have a volume of over , and the largest of which are Ryabovsky and Trushnikovsky Ponds. About 26% of the total district's territory is covered by forests.

Climate

The climate is temperate continental with relatively long and cold winters and warm summers. Average annual temperature is . Average January temperature is and average July temperature is . Record high temperature is (July 1952) and record low is (January 1, 1979). Annual precipitation is about .

History

The district was established in 1925. In 1931, Ryabkovsky District was merged into it. In October 1938, the district became a part of

Perm Oblast Until 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast () was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug ...

Demographics

Ethnic composition, according to the 2002 Census: *

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: 77.4% *

Tatars Tatars ( )Tatar
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: 7.6% *

Bashkirs The Bashkirs ( , ) or Bashkorts (, ; , ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Russia. They are concentrated in Bashkortostan, a Republics of Russia, republic of the Russian Federation and in the broader historical region of B ...

: 6.6% *

Udmurt people The Udmurts (, ) are a Permian (Finno-Ugric) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. They mainly live in the republic of Udmurtia in Russia. Etymology The name ''Udmurt'' comes from * 'meadow people,' where the first part ...

: 4.3% There are also

Chuvash people The Chuvash people (, ; , ) also called Chuvash Tatars, are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of the Oğurs, inhabiting an area stretching from the Idel-Ural region to Siberia. Most of them live in the Russian republic of Chuvashia and the ...

Mari people The Mari ( ), also formerly known as the Cheremis or Cheremisses, are a Finno-Ugric peoples, Finno-Ugric people in Eastern Europe, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama River, Kama rivers in Russia. They live mostly in the Mari E ...

and other ethnic minorities living in the district.

Economy

The economy of the district is based on oil industry, production of building materials, food industry, and agriculture. There are several explored oil fields in the district, with the major one being the Pavlovskoye Field. There are also deposits of building materials in the district.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai States and territories established in 1925