Kudymkar

Kudymkar (Russian: Куды́мкар; Komi: Кудінкар, Kudinkar; Komi-Permyak: Кудымкар, Kudymkar), is a town and the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia. Until 2005, it was the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug, a federal subject of Russia. It is located on the Inva River and on the left bank of its tributary the Kuva; 201 kilometers (125 mi) from Perm by road. Population: 28,967 (2010 Census).^[2]

Kudymkar Кудымкар
Town[1]
Left to right, top to bottom: Kudymkar Town Administration building, Park of Culture and Leisure; Ministry of Komi-Permyak Okrug Affairs; Komi-Permyak Okrug Theater of Drama, Komi-Permyak Museum of local lore
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kudymkar
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Coordinates: 59°01′N 54°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
First mentioned	1579
Town status since	1938
Government
• Head	Alexander Klimovich
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	28,967
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of krai significance of Kudymkar[1]
• Capital of	Komi-Permyak Okrug, Kudymkarsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kudymkar Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Kudymkar Urban Okrug,[3] Kudymkarsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	619000
Dialing code(s)	+7 34260
OKTMO ID	57851000001

History

It was first mentioned in 1579. In 1931, it was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1938, town status was granted.^[7]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kudymkar serves as the administrative center of Komi-Permyak Okrug,^{[citation needed]} an administrative unit with special status within Perm Krai, and of Kudymkarsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of krai significance of Kudymkar—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of krai significance of Kudymkar is incorporated as Kudymkar Urban Okrug.^[3]

Economy

Most important companies are OAO "Moloko" (dairy products) and OAO "Myasokombinat" (meat products). There are also some other food industry companies.

Demographics

As of the 2002 Census, 64% of population were Komi-Permyak people; 33% were Russians.^{[citation needed]}

Historical population of Kudymkar:

• 1959: 21,800^{[citation needed]}
• 1970: 26,400^{[citation needed]}
• 1979: 28,400^{[citation needed]}
• 1989: 33,451^[8]
• 2002: 31,914^[9]
• 2010: 28,967^[2]

Notable residents

• Pyotr Subbotin-Permyak (1886–1923), avant-garde painter, professor of decorative painting