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Kishertsky District

Kishertsky District
Кишертский район (Russian)
Location of Kishertckiy Region (Perm Kray).svg
Location of Kishertsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57°21′11″N 57°37′34″E / 57.353°N 57.626°E / 57.353; 57.626Coordinates: 57°21′11″N 57°37′34″E / 57.353°N 57.626°E / 57.353; 57.626
Кишертка в среднем течении.jpg
Kishert River, in Kishertsky District
Coat of Arms of Kishertsky rayon (Perm krai) (2009).JPG
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Perm Krai
Administrative structure (as of December 2013)
Administrative center selo of Ust-Kishert
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 86
Municipal structure (as of December 2013)
Municipally incorporated as Kishertsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 5
Statistics
Area (municipal district) 1,400 km2 (540 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 12,777 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Established January 15, 1924
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Kishertsky District (Russian: Кишертский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.Municipally, it is incorporated as Kishertsky Municipal District. It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Ust-Kishert. Population: 12,777 (2010 Census);15,093 (2002 Census);17,957 (1989 Census). The population of Ust-Kishert accounts for 32.9% of the district's total population.

The district stretches for 30 kilometers (19 mi) from north to south and for 50 kilometers (31 mi) from east to west.

Annual precipitation is 500–600 millimeters (20–24 in).

The district was created on January 15, 1924 as Ust-Kishertsky District (Усть-Кишертский район) of Kungur Okrug of Ural Oblast. It was renamed Kishertsky District on September 30, 1925.

The most numerous ethnic groups, according to the 2002 Census, include Russians at 94.7% and Tatars at 3%.

The economy of the district is based on agriculture, mining, forestry, and food industries.


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