Komi-Permyak Okrug

Komi-Permyak Okrug (Russian: Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг, Komi-Permyatsky okrug; Komi-Permyak: Коми-Перем кытш, Komi-Perem kyč), or Permyakia^{[1][citation needed]} was a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its administrative center was the town of Kudymkar. Population: 116,157 (2010 Census);^[2] 136,076 (2002 Census);^[3] 159,689 (1989 Soviet census).^[4]

Komi-Permyak Okrug Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг
Territory
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Location of Komi-Permyak Okrug within Perm Krai
Komi-Permyak Okrug Location of Komi-Permyak Okrug in Russia
Coordinates: 59°01′N 54°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai
Administrative center	Kudymkar
Area
• Total	32,770 km2 (12,650 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	116,157
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)

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.

Until the merger in 2005, the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was the only autonomous okrug in which the titular ethnic group made up the majority of the population. The majority was lost in the merger, and the referendum has often been characterized as a "staged" event.^[5]

Administrative divisions

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%