Kuyedinsky District (russian: Куединский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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) of
Perm Krai,
Russia
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; one of the
thirty-three in the
krai.
[Law #416-67] Municipally, it is incorporated as Kuyedinsky Municipal District.
[Law #1759-363] It is located in the south of the krai and borders with
Bardymsky District
Bardymsky District (russian: Барды́мский 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 Bardymsky Municipal District.Law #171 ...
in the north,
Chernushinsky District in east, the
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
in the south, the territory of the
town of krai significance of
Chaykovsky in the west, and with
Yelovsky District
Yelovsky District (russian: Ело́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Yelovsky Municipal District.La ...
in the northwest. The area of the district is .
[Encyclopedia of Perm Krai]
Entry on Kuyedinsky District
Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality (a settlement) of
Kuyeda.
Population: The population of
Kuyeda accounts for 35.4% of the district's total population.
Geography
The district's landscape is mostly flat with some hills in the north and east. Climate is temperate continental.
History
The district was established on June 10, 1931.
Demographics
Ethnic composition as of the 2002 Census:
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Russians
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: 64.2%
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Udmurt people: 17.7%
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Tatars
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Bashkirs: 6.2%
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Chuvash people: 2.8%
Economy
The economy of the district is based on agriculture, oil industry, and food industry.
Notable residents
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Elena and
Olesya Nurgalieva
Olesya Leonidovna Nurgalieva (born 9 January 1976 in Perm Krai; russian: Олеся Леонидовна Нургалиева) is a Russian ultramarathon runner. She won the Two Oceans Marathon 3 times and the Comrades Marathon twice, and together ...
(born 1976), identical twin ultramarathon runners
References
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Districts of Perm Krai
States and territories established in 1931
1931 establishments in the Soviet Union