Vereshchaginsky District (russian: Вереща́гинский 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 Vereshchaginsky Municipal District.Law #1874-405 It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Vereshchaginsky District
Its

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is the

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of Vereshchagino. Population: The population of Vereshchagino accounts for 53.5% of the district's total population.

Geography

The Lysva River (a

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of the

Obva The Obva (Russian: Обва) – is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the Kama. It starts in the Upper Kama Upland, in the west part of Sivinsky District, near the border of Kirov oblast. It flows into Kama Reservoir, from the ...

) flows through the district, dividing it into two almost equal parts. District's average height

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varies between , increased to in the northwest.

History

The district was established on January 1, 1924.

Demographics

The most numerous ethnic groups, according to the 2002 Census, include

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at 94.9%,

Udmurts The Udmurts ( udm, Удмуртъёс, ) are a Permian ( Finnic) ethnic group in Eastern Europe, who speak the Udmurt language. In the course of history, Russian-speakers have referred to them as ' (), Otyaks, Wotyaks or Votyaks. Etymology The n ...

at 2%, and Komi-Permyak people at 1.1%.

Economy

Manufacture of plastics and knitwear, as well as food and timber industry and agriculture, are developed in the district.

Notable residents

* Yevgeny Obukhov (1921–1944), Red Army sergeant, Hero of the Soviet Union, born in the village of Malga

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai