Uinsky District (russian: Уинский 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

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.Law #416-67 Municipally, it is incorporated as Uinsky Municipal District.Law #1870-403 It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Uinsky District
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Uinskoye. Population: The population of Uinskoye accounts for 37.6% of the district's total population.

Geography

Main rivers of the district are the Iren and its

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the

Syp The Syp (russian: Сып) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a left tributary of the Iren, which in turn is a tributary of the Sylva. The river is long and its drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface w ...

, the Aspa, and the Teles.

History

The district was established on September 15, 1926. It was abolished between June 10, 1931 and January 25, 1935 and then again between February 1, 1963 and December 30, 1966.

Demographics

Ethnic composition: *

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: 63.9% *

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: 33.4%

Economy

The economy of the district is based on agriculture, forestry, timber, and food industry.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai States and territories established in 1926 States and territories disestablished in 1932 States and territories established in 1935 States and territories disestablished in 1963 States and territories established in 1966