Permyakia - Definition and Overview

Permyakia or Autonomous district of the Komi-Permyaks (Russian: Коми-Пермяцкий автономный округ) is the administrative subdivision for Komi-Permyaks within Perm Oblast of the Russian Federation. Administrative center: Kudymkar. Area: 32,770 km². Location: foothills of Ural mountains, upper basin of Kama River. Date of establishemt: February 26, 1925. Population: 136,000 (2002 census).

Other notable settlements: townlet Pozhva (Пожва).

After a referendum held in 2004 Permyakia will be merged with Perm Oblast to form a Perm Krai, which is scheduled to come into existence on December 1, 2005.

Administrative Division

Districts

Permyakia Autonomous District consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

• Gaynsky (Гайнский)
• Kochevsky (Кочевский)
• Kosinsky (Косинский)
• Kudymkarsky (Кудымкарский)
• Yurlinsky (Юрлинский)
• Yusvensky (Юсьвенский)

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