Until 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast () was a
federal subject of
Russia
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(an
oblast
An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
) 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 to form
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 ...
.
It was established in 1938 as part of the
RSFSR
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. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov Oblast in honor of
Vyacheslav Molotov. The oblast was named after its administrative center, the city of
Perm. The oblast covered an area of 160,600 km
2, and as of the
2002 census its population was 2,819,421. Before the merger, neighboring oblasts and republics were (from north clockwise)
Komi Republic,
Sverdlovsk Oblast,
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Udmurt Republic, and
Kirov Oblast.
Geography
Time zone
Perm Oblast was located in the
Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST).
UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
Administrative divisions
External links
*
Perm regional server
Former federal subjects of Russia
Perm Krai
States and territories established in 1938
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