Krasnovishersky District (russian: Краснови́шерский райо́н) is an administrative district (

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) 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 re ...

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; one of the thirty-three in the

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.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnovishersky Municipal District.Law #1755-362 It is located in the northeast of the krai, in the valley of the Vishera River, and borders with the

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in the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast in the east, Cherdynsky District in the west,

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in the south, and with the territory of the town of krai significance of Alexandrovsk in the southeast. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
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Its

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is the

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of Krasnovishersk. Population: The population of Krasnovishersk accounts for 71.4% of the district's total population.

Geography

The eastern part of the district is mostly mountainous, while the western part is mostly flat, with some hills with the height of about . The highest point of Perm Krai, Mount

Tulymsky Kamen Tulymsky Kamen (russian: Тулымский камень) is a mountain range in North Ural. Located in northeastern portion of Krasnovishersky District, Perm Krai, Russia, the range stretches about 24 km north–south. At 1,496 m elevation ...

, is located in the district.Union of Small Cities and Towns of the Russian Federation
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There are many rivers in the district, including the Vishera River with its

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the Yazva, the

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, the Uls, and many others. The town of Krasnovishersk is located from the city of

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. Natural resources of the district include diamonds, gold, oil, natural gas, and others. The climate is temperate continental. The average annual temperature is ; annual precipitation is . Up to 87% of the district's territory is covered by forests. In the extreme northeast of the district the

Vishera Nature Reserve Vishera Nature Reserve (russian: Вишерский заповедник) (also Vishersky) is a Russian ''zapovednik'' (strict nature reserve) in the middle latitudes of the Ural Mountains in Perm Krai, Russia. It covers an area of 2,412 km2, ...

is located.

History

The district was established on January 13, 1941. Until then, its territory was a part of Cherdynsky District. Krasnovishersk, the administrative center of the district, was granted town status on July 2, 1942.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, about 89.7% of district's population were

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and 2.5% were the

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Economy

The industry of the district includes timber industry, pulp and paper mill, mining and food industry.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai