- Komi-Permyak Okrug
Komi-Permyak Okrug ( _ru. Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг), or Permyakia [Encyclopedia Encarta. [http://encarta.msn.com/text_761580579__1/permyakia.html Entry on Permyakia] ] is a territory with special status within
Perm Krai ,Russia . It was a federal subject ofRussia (an autonomousokrug ) untilDecember 1 ,2005 . It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug ( _ru. Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий автоно́мный о́круг; _kv. Перым-Коми автономия кытш) at that time.History
Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on
February 26 ,1925 . It was an administrative division forKomi-Permyaks , a branch of theKomis , withinPerm Oblast . After a referendum held in October 2004, the autonomous okrug was merged with Perm Oblast to formPerm Krai . The referendum was held both in Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug and Perm Oblast, and the majority of citizens of both regions voted for merging.Geography
Administrative center:
Kudymkar . Area: 32,770 km². Location: foothills of theUral mountains , upper basin of theKama River .Time zone
Komi-Permyak Okrug is located in the Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST). UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Population: 136,076 (2002 Census); 158,526 (1989 Census).
According to the 2002 Census, Komi-Permyaks make up 59.0% of the okrug's population. Other groups include
Russians (38.2%),Tatars (1,100, or 0.8%),Ukrainians (706, or 0.5%),Belarusians (672, or 0.5%), and a host of other groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.Vital statistics (2004)
*"Births": 1,619 (birth rate 12.1)
*"Deaths": 3,080 (death rate 23.1)References
Further reading
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