Usolsky District (Russian: Усо́льский 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 Usolsky Municipal District.[5] It is located in the center of the krai. The area of the district is 4,666 square kilometers (1,802 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Usolye.[1] Population: 14,232 (2010 Census);[3] 13,398 (2002 Census);[7] 16,265 (1989 Census).[8] The population of Usolye accounts for 40.0% of the district's total population.[3]

Usolsky District Усольский район
District
Old houses, Usolsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Usolsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 59.369°N 55.748°E / 59.369; 55.748
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Established	August 1940[2]
Administrative center	Usolye[1]
Area [2]
• Total	4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	14,232
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	14,262 (+0.2%)
• Density	3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
• Urban	40.0%
• Rural	60.0%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 Cities/towns, 73 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Usolsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 Urban settlements, 3 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
OKTMO ID	57708000

Geography

About 70% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.[2]

History

The district was established in August 1940 as Voroshilovsky District.[2] Present name was given to it in 1957.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Ethnic composition (according to the 2002 Census):[2]

• Russians: 93.8%
• Komi-Permyak people: 1.7%
• Tatars: 1.4%

Economy

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

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 Пермской области. Закон №1985-435 от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований Усольского района Пермского края», в ред. Закона №273-ПК от 14 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области, Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа, Пермского края». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бюллетень Законодательного Собрания и администрации Пермской области", №2, II часть, 28 февраля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1985-435 of December 27, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of Usolsky District of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #273-PK of December 14, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast, Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, Perm Krai. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).

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[ru] Усольский район (Пермский край)