Kudymkar (russian: Куды́мкар; kv, Кудымкöр, ''Kudymkör''; Komi-Permyak: Кудымкар, ''Kudymkar''), is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Komi-Permyak Okrug Komi-Permyak Okrug (russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг, ''Komi-Permyatsky okrug''; koi, Коми-Перем кытш, -, or PermyakiaEncyclopedia Encarta/ref> is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its adm ...

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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. Until 2005, it was the administrative center of

Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (russian: Коми-Пермяцкий Автономный Округ; koi, Коми-Пермяцкöй Aвтономнöй Округ) was an autonomous okrug of Russia, administered by Perm Oblast. It was establishe ...

, a

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. It is located on the

Inva River The Inva ( Russian: Иньва) is a river in Perm Krai, Russia, a right tributary of the river Kama. It begins in the Upper Kama Upland near the border of Kirov oblast then flows through Komi-Permyak Okrug and into Kama Reservoir, forming Inve ...

and on the left bank of its

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the Kuva; from

Perm Perm or PERM may refer to: Places *Perm, Russia, a city in Russia ** Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 **Perm Governorate, an administra ...

by road. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1579. In 1931, it was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status. In 1938, town status was granted.Народная энциклопедия "Мой город". Кудымкар (Пермский край)
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Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kudymkar serves as the

, an administrative unit with special status within Perm Krai, and of

Kudymkarsky District Kudymkarsky District ( koi, Кудымкар район, russian: Куды́мкарский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Komi-Permyak Okrug in Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Law #416-67 As a mu ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #416-67 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Kudymkar—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Kudymkar is incorporated as Kudymkar Urban Okrug.Law #54

Economy

Most important companies are OAO "Moloko" (dairy products) and OAO "Myasokombinat" (meat products). There are also some other food industry companies.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, 64% of population were Komi-Permyak people; 33% were Russians. Historical population of Kudymkar: *1959: 21,800 *1970: 26,400 *1979: 28,400 *1989: 33,451 *2002: 31,914 *2010: 28,967

Notable residents

* Pyotr Subbotin-Permyak (1886–1923), avant-garde painter, professor of decorative painting

References

Notes

Sources

* * * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Perm Krai Komi-Permyak Okrug Solikamsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1579