Usolsky District, Perm Krai
Usolsky District
Усольский район | |
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Old houses, Usolsky District | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Usolsky District in Perm Krai | |
| Coordinates: 59°22′08″N 55°44′53″E / 59.369°N 55.748°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai[1] |
| Established | August 1940[2] |
| Administrative center | Usolye[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,232 |
| • 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[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements |
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.[4] 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);[5] 16,265 (1989 Soviet census).[6] The population of Usolye accounts for 40.0% of the district's total population.[3]
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.
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.
Notable residents
- Vasily Boryagin (1919–1998), fitter and production-rationalizer, Honored citizen of Berezniki, Hero of Socialist Labor, born in Lenva
- Andrey Voronikhin (1759–1814), architect and painter, born in Novoe Usolye
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Law #416-67
- ^ a b c d e f Encyclopedia of Perm Krai. Entry on Usolsky District (in Russian)
- ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c Law #1985-435
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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.).