Kochyovsky District (russian: Кочёвский райо́н; koi, Кӧчладор район, ''Köćlador rajon'') is an administrative district (

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) of

Komi-Permyak Okrug Komi-Permyak Okrug (russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг, ''Komi-Permyatsky okrug''; koi, Коми-Перем кытш, -, or PermyakiaEncyclopedia Encarta/ref> is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its adm ...

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 ...

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; one of the thirty-three in the

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.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Kochyovsky Municipal District.Law #50 It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Kochyovsky District
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Kochyovo. Population: The population of Kochyovo accounts for 31.4% of the district's total population.

Geography

About 85% of the district's territory is covered by forests.

History

The district was established on September 15, 1926.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census): *

Komi-Permyak people The Komi ( kv, комияс, ' also ', also called Komi-Zyryans or Zyryans, are an indigenous Permian ethnic group whose homeland is in the northeast of European Russia around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers. They mostl ...

: 80.1% *

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: 18.1%

Economy

The economy of the district is based on forestry, timber industry, and agriculture.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2011 Districts of Perm Krai Komi-Permyak Okrug States and territories established in 1926