| En Name: | Karagaysky District |
| Ru Name: | Карагайский район |
| Image View: | Church in karagai 01.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 58.482°N 55.037°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Karagaisky rayon (Perm krai) (2010) (with crown).jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Perm Krai |
| Adm Data As Of: | November 2011 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Karagay |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 173 |
| Mun Data As Of: | March 2013 |
| Mun Formation1: | Karagaysky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 7 |
| Area Of What: | municipal district |
| Area Km2: | 2394 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 22875 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | February 27, 1924 |
| Website: | http://www.karagai.ru/ |
| Date: | July 2013 |
Karagaysky District (Russian: Карага́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Karagaysky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 1621km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karagay. Population: The population of Karagay accounts for 29.2% of the district's total population.
The district stretches for 90km (60miles) from north to south and for 45km (28miles) from west to east. The relief is mostly hilly. Main river is the Obva, which flows through the district from west to east. District's forests are mostly coniferous, predominantly spruce and fir, and account for approximately 75% of the total forested area. Pine forests make up 4%; other forests are deciduous.
The climate of the district is temperate continental with long cold winters and warm but short summers. Average July temperature is ; average January temperature is . Annual precipitation is 430mm450mm.
The district was established on February 27, 1924 from Bogdanovskaya, Karagayskaya, Nikolskaya, and a part of Ust-Bubinskaya Volost of Okhansky Uyezd and from Kozmodemyanskaya, Obvinskaya, and a part of Sergiyevskaya Volost of Usolsky Uyezd of Perm Governorate. The district was abolished between January 1, 1932 and January 25, 1935 and then again between February 1, 1963 and January 12, 1965.
Russians at 93% and the Komi-Permyak people at 2.8% are the predominant ethnic groups in the district.
The economy of the district is based on agriculture, which accounts for 60.6% of the district's GDP. The most significant industries are the production of building materials, as well as the light and food industries.