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District in Perm Krai, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karagaysky District (Russian: Карага́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Karagaysky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 1,621 square kilometers (626 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karagay.[1] Population: 22,875 (2010 Russian census);[3] 24,792 (2002 Census);[6] 25,845 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Karagay accounts for 29.2% of the district's total population.[3]
Karagaysky District
Карагайский район | |
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![]() Church in Karagai, Karagansky District | |
![]() Location of Karagaysky District in Perm Krai | |
Coordinates: 58.482°N 55.037°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Perm Krai[1] |
Established | February 27, 1924[2] |
Administrative center | Karagay[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 2,394 km2 (924 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 22,875 |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Inhabited localities[1] | 173 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Karagaysky Municipal District[4] |
• Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ![]() |
OKTMO ID | 57622000 |
Website | http://www.karagai.ru/ |
The district stretches for 90 kilometers (56 mi) from north to south and for 45 kilometers (28 mi) from west to east. The relief is mostly hilly. Main river is the Obva, which flows through the district from west to east. District's forests are mostly coniferous, predominantly spruce and fir, and account for approximately 75% of the total forested area. Pine forests make up 4%; other forests are deciduous.
The climate of the district is temperate continental with long cold winters and warm but short summers. Average July temperature is +17.6 °C (63.7 °F); average January temperature is −15.7 °C (3.7 °F). Annual precipitation is 430–450 millimeters (17–18 in).
The district was established on February 27, 1924 from Bogdanovskaya, Karagayskaya, Nikolskaya, and a part of Ust-Bubinskaya Volost of Okhansky Uyezd and from Kozmodemyanskaya, Obvinskaya, and a part of Sergiyevskaya Volost of Usolsky Uyezd of Perm Governorate.[2] The district was abolished between January 1, 1932 and January 25, 1935 and then again between February 1, 1963 and January 12, 1965.[2]
Russians at 93% and the Komi-Permyak people at 2.8% are the predominant ethnic groups in the district.[2]
The economy of the district is based on agriculture, which accounts for 60.6% of the district's GDP. The most significant industries are the production of building materials, as well as the light and food industries.