Kudymkar (English) Кудымкар (Russian) |
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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 Perm Krai in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of December 2011) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Perm Krai |
Administratively subordinated to | town of krai significance of Kudymkar |
Administrative center of | Komi-Permyak Okrug,Kudymkarsky District, town of krai significance of Kudymkar |
Municipal status (as of October 2009) | |
Urban okrug | Kudymkar Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Kudymkar Urban Okrug, Kudymkarsky Municipal District |
Head | Alexander Klimovich |
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Population (2010 Census) | 28,967 inhabitants |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
First mentioned | 1579 |
Town status since | 1938 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 34260 |
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Kudymkar (Russian: Куды́мкар; Komi: Кудымкöр) 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).
It was first mentioned in 1579. In 1931, it was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1938, town status was granted.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kudymkar serves as the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug, an administrative unit with special status within Perm Krai, and of Kudymkarsky District, even though it is not a part of it. 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. As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Kudymkar is incorporated as Kudymkar Urban Okrug.