| En Name: | Chernushinsky District |
| Ru Name: | Чернушинский район |
| Image View: | Въезд в Чернушинский район.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 56.5°N 71°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Chernushinsky_rayon.png |
| Federal Subject: | Perm Krai |
| Adm Data As Of: | November 2011 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Chernushka |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 74 |
| Mun Data As Of: | December 2011 |
| Mun Formation1: | Chernushinsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 14 |
| Area Of What: | municipal district |
| Area Km2: | 1676 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 50593 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 65.8% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 34.2% |
| Established Date: | 1925 |
| Website: | http://www.chernadm.ru/ |
| Date: | November 2012 |
Chernushinsky District (Russian: Черну́шинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Chernushinsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the south of the krai and borders with Uinsky District in the north, Oktyabrsky District in the east, the Republic of Bashkortostan in the south, Kuyedinsky District in the west, and with Bardymsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1676km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Chernushka. Population: The population of Chernushka accounts for 65.8% of the district's total population.
The district stretches for 54km (34miles) from north to south and for approximately 56km (35miles) from east to west. Geologically, it is located on the eastern outskirts of the East European craton. District's landscape is mostly flat with some hills. Major rivers include the Bystry Tanyp and the Tyuy. There are eighty-one ponds in the district, ten of which have a volume of over 100000m2, and the largest of which are Ryabovsky and Trushnikovsky Ponds. About 26% of the total district's territory is covered by forests.
The climate is temperate continental with relatively long and cold winters and warm summers. Average annual temperature is . Average January temperature is and average July temperature is . Record high temperature is (July 1952) and record low is (January 1, 1979). Annual precipitation is about 583mm.
The district was established in 1925. In 1931, Ryabkovsky District was merged into it. In October 1938, the district became a part of Perm Oblast.
Ethnic composition, according to the 2002 Census:
77.4%
7.6%
6.6%
4.3%
There are also Chuvash people, Mari people and other ethnic minorities living in the district.
The economy of the district is based on oil industry, production of building materials, food industry, and agriculture.
There are several explored oil fields in the district, with the major one being the Pavlovskoye Field. There are also deposits of building materials in the district.