Usolsky District () is an administrative district (

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.Law #416-67 As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Usolsky Municipal District.Law #1985-435 It is located in the center of the krai. The area of the district is .Encyclopedia of Perm Krai
Entry on Usolsky District
Its

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is the

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of Usolye. Population: The population of Usolye accounts for 40.0% of the district's total population.

Geography

About 70% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.

History

The district was established in August 1940 as Voroshilovsky District. Present name was given to it in 1957.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census): *

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: 93.8% * Komi-Permyak people: 1.7% *

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: 1.4%

Economy

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

Notable residents

* Vasily Boryagin (1919–1998), fitter and production-rationalizer, Honored citizen of Berezniki, Hero of Socialist Labor, born in Lenva *

Andrey Voronikhin Andrey (Andrei) Nikiforovich Voronikhin (; 28 October 1759, Novoe Usolye, Perm Oblast – 21 February 1814, Saint Petersburg) was a Russian architect and painter. As a representative of classicism he was also one of the founders of the monume ...

(1759–1814), architect and painter, born in Novoe Usolye

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2012 Districts of Perm Krai States and territories established in 1940