Okhansky District () is an administrative district (
raion
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) of
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 ...
,
Russia
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; one of the
thirty-three in the
krai
A krai or kray (; , , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" ...
.
[Law #416-67] Municipally, it is incorporated as Okhansky Municipal District.
[Law #1878-407] It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is .
[Encyclopedia of Perm Krai]
Entry on Okhansky District
Its
administrative center
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
of
Okhansk
Okhansk () is a town and the administrative center of Okhansky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, southwest of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:
History
First mentioned in 159 ...
.
Population: The population of Okhansk accounts for 44.6% of the district's total population.
Geography
The
is the largest in the district and forms the district's border with
Permsky District
Perm District (, ) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Perm Krai, Russia.Law #416-67 Population - 116,353 (2021)
Geography
The Perm district is located in the suburban area of Perm. It borders on Krasnokamsk munic ...
.
History
The district was established in December 1923.
It was merged into
Ochyorsky District on February 1, 1963 but was restored on January 12, 1965.
Demographics
Ethnic composition:
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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 ...
: 94.3%
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Komi-Permyak people
The Komi ( also ) are a Permian ethnic group who are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit a region around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers in northeastern European Russia. They mostly reside in the Komi Republic, Perm Krai, Murm ...
: 1.5%
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Tatars
Tatars ( )[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
: 1.1%
Economy
The economy of the district is based mostly on light industry and agriculture.
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Districts of Perm Krai
States and territories established in 1923
States and territories disestablished in 1963
States and territories established in 1965