Oktyabrsky District, Perm Krai Explained

En Name:Oktyabrsky District
Ru Name:Октябрьский район
Image View:Sars river.jpg
Coordinates:56.519°N 57.214°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Oktyabrsky raion (Perm krai).png
Federal Subject:Perm Krai
Adm Data As Of:November 2011
Adm Ctr Type:work settlement
Adm Ctr Name:Oktyabrsky
No Of Urban-Type Settlements:2
No Of Rural Localities:82
Mun Data As Of:October 2009
Mun Formation1:Oktyabrsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:2
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:11
Area Of What:municipal district
Area Km2:3444
Pop 2010Census:30441
Urban Pop 2010Census:48.9%
Rural Pop 2010Census:51.1%
Established Date:June 10, 1931
Website:http://oktyabrskiy.perm.ru/
Date:November 2012

Oktyabrsky District (Russian: Октя́брьский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Oktyabrsky Municipal District.[2] It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 3444km2.[3] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Oktyabrsky. Population: The population of the administrative center accounts for 32.3% of the district's total population.

History

It was established on July 10, 1931 as Schuchye-Ozyorsky District (Russian: Щучье-Озёрский район), by merging Almazovsky and Bogorodsky Districts of Ural Oblast. It was given its present name on July 15, 1960. On February 1, 1963, the district was its territory was merged into Chernushinsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was restored.

Demographics

Ethnic composition:

59.6%

34.7%

2.3%

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Law #416-67
  2. Law #1886-411
  3. Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Oktyabrsky District