Kishertsky District Кишертский район (Russian) |
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Location of Kishertsky District in Perm Krai |
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Coordinates: 57°21′11″N 57°37′34″E / 57.353°N 57.626°ECoordinates: 57°21′11″N 57°37′34″E / 57.353°N 57.626°E | |
Kishert River, in Kishertsky District |
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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.