Kungursky District (russian: Кунгурский 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 refe ...

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; one of the thirty-three in the

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 #416-67 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Kungursky Municipal District.Law #1987-436 It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with the territories of the towns of krai significance of

Chusovoy Chusovoy (russian: Чусово́й) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located at the confluence of the Usva and Vilva Rivers with the Chusovaya River, east of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population: History It was founded i ...

in the north and

Lysva Lysva (russian: Лысьва) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Perm Krai, Russia, located in the eastern part of the krai on the river Lysva (river), Lysva, from Perm, Russia, Perm. Population: History Lysva as a settlemen ...

in the northeast, Beryozovsky, Suksunsky, and Kishertsky Districts in the east, Ordinsky and

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 ...

s in the south, Bardymsky District in the southwest, Osinsky District in the west, and with

Permsky District Perm District (russian: Пе́рмский райо́н, ) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Perm Krai, Russia.Law #416-67 Population - 116,353 (2021) Geography The Perm district is located in the suburban area o ...

in the north. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Kungursky District
Its

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is the

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Kungur Kungur (russian: Кунгу́р) is a town in the southeast of Perm Krai, Russia, located in the Ural Mountains at the confluence of the rivers Iren and Shakva with the Sylva ( Kama's basin). Population: 64,800 (1959); 36,000 (1939). His ...

(which is not administratively a part of the district). Population:

Geography

Main rivers in the district include the Sylva, the Iren, the Shakva, and the

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. There are deposits of gas, oil, anhydrite, and gypsum in the district. There are many caves in the district, of which the most famous is the Kungur Ice Cave—a popular tourist landmark. A significant portion of the district's territory is covered by forests. Climate is temperate continental.

History

The district was established in November 1923. It 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 ...

in October 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kungursky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai. The town of

serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as a town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kungursky Municipal District. The town of krai significance of Kungur is incorporated separately from the district as Kungur Urban Okrug.Law #1769-367

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, the predominant ethnicities were

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at 87.8% and

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at 9.2%.

Economy

The economy of the district is mostly based on agriculture, mining, and food industry.

Notable residents

Nikolai Saksonov Nikolai Nikolaevich Saksonov (russian: Николáй Николáевич Саксóнов; 6 January 1923 – 2 November 2011) was a Russian weightlifter. He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1952 Olympics and won a sil ...

(1923–2011), Russian weightlifter, born in Serga

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* {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2011 Districts of Perm Krai States and territories established in 1923