Solikamsky District (russian: Солика́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (

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), one of the thirty-three in

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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.Law #416-67 Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Solikamsky Municipal District.Law #1884-410 It is located in the northern central part of the

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. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Solikamsky District
Its

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is the

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Solikamsk Solikamsk (russian: Солика́мск, Permyak: Совкар, ''Sovkar'', also Соликамскӧй, ''Sovkamsköy'') is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. Modern Solikamsk is the third-largest town in the krai, with a population of History The ...

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

Geography

About 80% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.

History

The district was established in 1924, but was abolished between 1930 and 1938. In October 1938, 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 ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solikamsky 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 Solikamsky Municipal District. The town of krai significance of Solikamsk is incorporated separately from the district as Solikamsk Urban Okrug.Law #1772-368

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census): *

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: 89.8% *

Komi peoples 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 mostly ...

: 1.8% *

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

: 1.6%

Economy

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

Notable residents

* Aleksandr Kisakov (born 2002), ice hockey player, born in Solikamsk *

Pelageya Shajn Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn, ''née'' Sannikova (Пелагея Фёдоровна Шайн) (22 September 1894 – 27 August 1956), was a Russian astronomer in the Soviet Union, and the first woman credited with the discovery of a minor planet, at ...

(1894–1956), astronomer, born in the village of Ostanin

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai States and territories established in 1924 States and territories disestablished in 1930 States and territories established in 1938