Chernushinsky District (russian: Черну́шинский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
) of
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (russian: Пе́рмский край, r=Permsky kray, p=ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj, ''Permsky krai'', , ''Perem lador'') is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 refe ...
,
Russia
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krai
A krai or kray (; russian: край, , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR.
Etymologically, the word is relate ...
.Law #416-67Municipally, it is incorporated as Chernushinsky Municipal District.Law #1882-409 It is located in the south of the krai and borders with
Uinsky District
Uinsky District (russian: Уинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Uinsky Municipal District.Law #1870-403 It is ...
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
in the south,
Kuyedinsky District
Kuyedinsky District (russian: Куединский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Kuyedinsky Municipal District.Law #175 ...
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Chernushka. Population: The population of Chernushka accounts for 65.8% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district stretches for from north to south and for approximately from east to west. Geologically, it is located on the eastern outskirts of the
East European craton
The East European Craton (EEC) is the core of the Baltica proto-plate and consists of three crustal regions/segments: Fennoscandia to the northwest, Volgo-Uralia to the east, and Sarmatia to the south. Fennoscandia includes the Baltic Shield (al ...
. District's landscape is mostly flat with some hills. Major rivers include the
Bystry Tanyp
The Bystry Tanyp or Tanyp ( ba, Тере Танып, Етеҙ Танып, ''Tere Tanıp, Eteź Tanıp''; russian: Быстрый Танып), is a river in Bashkortostan and Perm Krai in Russia, a right tributary of the Belaya.Tyuy. There are eighty-one ponds in the district, ten of which have a volume of over , and the largest of which are Ryabovsky and Trushnikovsky Ponds. About 26% of the total district's territory is covered by forests.
Climate
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 .
History
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 Until 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast (russian: Пе́рмская о́бласть) was a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was ...
.
Demographics
Ethnic composition, according to the 2002 Census:
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Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
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: 77.4%
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Tatars
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different
: 7.6%
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Bashkirs
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: 6.6%
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Udmurt people
The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks.
Etymology
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: 4.3%
There are also
Chuvash people
The Chuvash people ( , ; cv, чӑваш ; russian: чуваши ) are a Turkic ethnic group, a branch of Oghurs, native to an area stretching from the Volga-Ural region to Siberia. Most of them live in Chuvashia and the surrounding areas, a ...
,
Mari people
The Mari ( chm, мари; russian: марийцы, mariytsy) are a Finnic people, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in the ...
and other ethnic minorities living in the district.
Economy
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.