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Kochyovsky District

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Federal subject
  
Rural localities
  
67

Country
  
Administrative center
  
selo of Kochyovo

Area
  
2,718 km²

Kochyovsky District

Municipally incorporated as
  
Kochyovsky Municipal District

Kochyovsky District (Russian: Кочёвский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kochyovsky Municipal District. It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,700 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kochyovo. Population: 11,167 (2010 Census); 12,856 (2002 Census); 14,188 (1989 Census). The population of Kochyovo accounts for 31.4% of the district's total population.

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Map of Kochevskiy r-n, Permskiy Kray, Russia

Geography

About 85% of the district's territory is covered by forests.

History

The district was established on September 15, 1926.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census):

  • Komi-Permyak people: 80.1%
  • Russians: 18.1%
  • Economy

    The economy of the district is based on forestry, timber industry, and agriculture.

    References

    Kochyovsky District Wikipedia


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