Komi-Permyak Okrug

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Flag of Komi-Permyak Okrug

Komi-Permyak Okrug (Russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг, Komi-Permyatsky okrug; Komi: Перым Коми кытш), or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Kudymkar. Population: 116,157 (2010 Census); 136,076 (2002 Census); 159,689 (1989 Census).

It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) until December 1, 2005. It was known as Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий автоно́мный о́круг; Komi: Перым-Коми автономия кытш) at the time.

Geography

Area: 32,770 km². Location: foothills of the Ural Mountains, upper basin of the Kama River.

History

Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925. It was an administrative division for Komi-Permyaks, a branch of the Komis, within Perm Oblast. After a referendum held in October 2004, the autonomous okrug was merged with Perm Oblast to form Perm Krai. The referendum was held both in Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug and Perm Oblast, and the majority of citizens of both regions voted for merging.

Administrative divisions

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Location of Komi-Permyak Okrug within Perm Krai

Main article: Administrative divisions of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug

(prior to December 1, 2005)

Main article: Administrative divisions of Perm Krai

(after December 1, 2005)

Demographics

Vital statistics

Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service

	Average population (x 1000)	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (per 1000)
1970	210	3 701	1 993	1 708	17.6	9.5	8.1
1975	188	3 605	1 999	1 606	19.2	10.6	8.5
1980	170	3 259	2 572	687	19.2	15.1	4.0
1985	162	3 360	2 444	916	20.7	15.1	5.7
1990	146	2 660	1 931	729	18.3	13.3	5.0
1991	146	2 384	2 043	341	16.3	14.0	2.3
1992	147	2 267	2 111	156	15.4	14.3	1.1
1993	147	2 100	2 547	- 447	14.3	17.3	-3.0
1994	146	1 946	2 831	- 885	13.3	19.4	-6.1
1995	144	1 761	2 556	- 795	12.2	17.7	-5.5
1996	143	1 749	2 510	- 761	12.2	17.6	-5.3
1997	141	1 724	2 607	- 883	12.2	18.4	-6.2
1998	140	1 640	2 250	- 610	11.7	16.1	-4.4
1999	139	1 696	2 495	- 799	12.2	17.9	-5.7
2000	138	1 652	2 724	-1 072	11.9	19.7	-7.8
2001	137	1 610	2 700	-1 090	11.7	19.7	-7.9
2002	136	1 700	3 090	-1 390	12.5	22.8	-10.2
2003	133	1 675	3 057	-1 382	12.6	22.9	-10.4
2004	130	1 619	3 080	-1 461	12.4	23.6	-11.2
2005	127
2006	125	1 672	2 813	-1 141	13.4	22.6	-9.2
2007	122	1 845	2 566	- 721	15.1	21.0	-5.9
2008	120	2 109	2 523	- 414	17.6	21.0	-3.4
2009	118	2 144	2 447	- 303	18.1	20.7	-2.6
2010	116	2 253	2 497	- 244	19.4	21.5	-2.1
2011	114	2,072	2,148	- 76	18.2	18.8	-0.6

Ethnic groups

According to the 2002 Census, Komi-Permyaks make up 59.0% of the okrug's population. Other groups include Russians (38.2%), Tatars (1,100, or 0.8%), Ukrainians (706, or 0.5%), Belarusians (672, or 0.5%), and a host of other groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.

Ethnic group	1926 census		1959 census		1970 census		1979 census		1989 census		2002 census
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Komi-Permyaks	117,429	77.0%	125,917	58.0%	123,621	58.3%	105,574	61.4%	95,415	60.2%	80,327	59.0%
Russians	34,814	22.8%	71,381	32.9%	76,340	36.0%	59,760	34.7%	57,272	36.1%	51,946	38.2%
Others	251	0.2%	19,740	9.1%	12,180	5.7%	6,705	3.9%	5,839	3.7%	3,803	2.8%