Solikamsky District
| Solikamsky District Соликамский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Solikamsky District in Perm Krai |
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| Coordinates: 59°46′55″N 56°36′04″E / 59.782°N 56.601°ECoordinates: 59°46′55″N 56°36′04″E / 59.782°N 56.601°E | |
 View of Solikamsk from the north |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai |
| Administrative structure (as of May 2015) | |
| Administrative center | town of Solikamsk |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 58 |
| Municipal structure (as of May 2015) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Solikamsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 7 |
| Statistics | |
| Area (municipal district) | 5,421 km2 (2,093 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 17,165 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 3.17/km2 (8.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Established | 1924 (first) 1938 (second) |
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Solikamsky District (Russian: Солика́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Perm Krai, Russia. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Solikamsky Municipal District. It is located in the northern central part of the krai. The area of the district is 5,421 square kilometers (2,093 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Solikamsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 17,165 (2010 Census);18,333 (2002 Census);19,450 (1989 Census).
About 80% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.
The district was established in 1924, but was abolished between 1930 and 1938. In October 1938, it became a part of Perm Oblast.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solikamsky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai. The town of Solikamsk serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a town of krai significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Solikamsky Municipal District. The town of krai significance of Solikamsk is incorporated separately from the district as Solikamsk Urban Okrug.
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