Kudymkar (Russian: Куды́мкар; Komi: Кудымкöр, Kudymkör; Komi-Permyak: Кудымкар, Kudymkar), is a town and the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia. Until 2005, it was the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia. It is located on the Inva River and on the left bank of its tributary the Kuva; 201 kilometers (125 mi) from Perm by road. Population: 28,967 (2010 Census).[2]

Kudymkar Кудымкар
Town[1]
Left to right, top to bottom: Kudymkar Town Administration building, Park of Culture and Leisure; Ministry of Komi-Permyak Okrug Affairs; Komi-Permyak Okrug Theater of Drama, Komi-Permyak Museum of local lore
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Location of Kudymkar
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Coordinates: 59°01′N 54°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
First mentioned	1579
Town status since	1938
Government
• Head	Alexander Klimovich
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	28,967
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	31,370 (+8.3%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of krai significance of Kudymkar[1]
• Capital of	Komi-Permyak Okrug, Kudymkarsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kudymkar Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Kudymkar Urban Okrug[4], Kudymkarsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	619000
Dialing code(s)	+7 34260
OKTMO ID	57851000001

History

It was first mentioned in 1579. In 1931, it was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1938, town status was granted.[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kudymkar serves as the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug,^{[citation needed]} an administrative unit with special status within Perm Krai, and of Kudymkarsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] 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 districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Kudymkar is incorporated as Kudymkar Urban Okrug.[4]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Historical population of Kudymkar:

• 1959: 21,800^{[citation needed]}
• 1970: 26,400^{[citation needed]}
• 1979: 28,400^{[citation needed]}
• 1989: 33,451[9]
• 2002: 31,914[10]
• 2010: 28,967[2]

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа. Закон №54 от 4 июля 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципального образования "Город Кудымкар" Пермского края», в ред. Закона №499-ПК от 16 октября 2009 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Парма", №144–145, 12 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Law #54 of July 4, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formation of the "Town of Kudymkar" of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #499-PK of October 16, 2009 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа. Закон №53 от 4 июля 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований Кудымкарского района Пермского края», в ред. Закона №438-ПК от 2 февраля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Парма", №144–145, 12 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Law #53 of July 4, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of Kudymkarsky District of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #438-PK of February 2, 2015 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Effective as of the day which is 10 days following the day of the official publication.).

На других языках

[es] Kudímkar

[ru] Кудымкар