Perm krai, Russia (Permsky)

The capital city of Perm krai: Perm.

Perm krai overview

Perm krai (also spelled Permsky, Permskiy) is situated in the east of Russian plain, in the junction of Europe and Asia in Volga Federal District. Administrative center of the region is Perm city.

Perm krai population - 2,718,000 (2008); land area - 160,600 sq. km.

Perm krai flag

Perm krai coat of arms

Perm krai map, Russia

Perm krai facts

The territory of Perm krai is located in the basin of Kama river, which provides the exit to 5 seas (Caspian, Azov, Black, Baltic and White). The length from north to south is 645 km, form west to east - 417.5 km.

The largest cities of the region are Perm (987,000), Bereznyaky (166,000), Solikamsk (97,000) and Chaikovsky (83,000). About 80 percent of Perm krai population is urban.

Perm region was founded on 3 October 1938. Perm krai is divided into 36 administrative districts, 25 towns (13 of regional submission), 56 town settlements and 516 villages.

Perm krai resources, economy

There are a lot of different minerals in Perm region of Russia. More than 160 fields of hydrocarbon raw materials, among them 89 oil-fields, 3 gas-fields and 18 oil-gas fields. Coal has been mining during 200 years. There is a unique field of potassium salt, one of the biggest in the world, in Perm krai of Russia.