Until 1 December 2005, Perm Oblast (russian: Пе́рмская о́бласть) was a
federal subject of
Russia
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(an
oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...
) in
Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with
Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug to form
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 re ...
.
It was established in 1938 as part of the
RSFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov Oblast in honor of
Vyacheslav Molotov
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. The oblast was named after its administrative center, the city of
Perm. The oblast covered an area of 160,600 km², and as of the
2002 Census its population was 2,819,421. Before the merger, neighboring oblasts and republics were (from north clockwise)
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of th ...
,
Sverdlovsk Oblast
Sverdlovsk Oblast ( rus, Свердловская область, Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia located in the Ural Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Yekaterinburg, formerly known as ...
,
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
,
Udmurt Republic, and
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
N ...
.
Geography
Time zone
Perm Oblast was located in the
Yekaterinburg Time Zone (YEKT/YEKST).
UTC offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).
Administrative divisions
External links
*
Perm regional server
Former federal subjects of Russia
Perm Krai
States and territories established in 1938
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