Gayny (; , ''Gajna'') is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a settlement) and the

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Gaynsky District Gaynsky District (; , ''Gajna rajon'') is an administrative district (raion) of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Gaynsky Municipal District.Law ...

Komi-Permyak Okrug Komi-Permyak Okrug (, ''Komi-Permyatsky okrug''; , -), or Permyakia was a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its administrative center was the town of Kudymkar. Population: It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous ...

Perm Krai Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ...

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, located north from the town of

Kudymkar Kudymkar (; , ''Kudinkar''; Komi-Permyak: ), is a town and the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia. Until 2005, it was the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia. It is ...

on the right bank of the

Kama River The Kama ( , ; ; ), also known as the Chulman ( ; ), is a long«Река КАМА»
Russian St ...

. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1579. This year is considered the official foundation of the settlement. It was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

status on January 2, 1963, but was demoted back to a rural locality in 1998. In 1926, it had 263 households and a population of 1,051 (including 1,008

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

, 39 Komi-Permyaks, and 4 people of others ethnicities).

Climate

Gayny has

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

''Dfc''), with warm summers and very cold winters.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Gaynsky District Cherdynsky Uyezd