Osinsky District (russian: Осинский 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 Osinsky Municipal District.Law #1717-348 It is located in the south of the krai and borders 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,
Kungursky District
Kungursky District (russian: Кунгурский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Kungurs ...
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 southwest,
Chastinsky District
Chastinsky District (russian: Частинский 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 Chastinsky Municipal District.Law #1 ...
in the west, and with
Okhansky District
Okhansky District (russian: Оханский 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 Okhansky Municipal District.Law #1878-407 ...
in the northwest. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai Entry on Osinsky District Its
administrative center
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is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Osa. Population: The population of Osa accounts for 71.8% of the district's total population.
Geography
50.2% of district's territory is covered by forests. Climate is temperate continental. Main rivers include the
Kama River
The Kama (russian: Ка́ма, ; tt-Cyrl, Чулман, ''Çulman''; udm, Кам) is a long«Река ...
and its
tributary
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the
Tulva
The Tulva (russian: Тулва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Votkinsk Reservoir, which is fed and drained by the Kama. The river is long, and its drainage basin covers . In October 1938, it became a part of Perm Oblast.
Demographics
Ethnic composition as of the 2002 Census:
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Russians
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: 90.1%
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Bashkirs
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and
Tatars
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: 6%
Economy
District's economy is mostly based on agriculture, mining, and food industry.