Suksunsky District

Suksunsky District (Russian: Суксунский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Suksunsky Municipal District.^[5] It is located in the southeast of the krai. The area of the district is 1,977 square kilometers (763 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Suksun.^[1] Population: 20,099 (2010 Census);^[3] 21,925 (2002 Census);^[7] 23,654 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Suksun accounts for 39.9% of the district's total population.^[3]

Suksunsky District Суксунский район
District
Plakun Waterfall, a protected area of Russia in Suksunsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Suksunsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57.068°N 57.546°E / 57.068; 57.546
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Established	February 27, 1924 (first),[2] 1935 (second),[2] 1964 (third)[2]
Administrative center	Suksun[1]
Area [2]
• Total	1,977 km2 (763 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	20,099
• Density	10/km2 (26/sq mi)
• Urban	39.9%
• Rural	60.1%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	1 urban-type settlements[4], 62 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Suksunsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	1 urban settlements, 3 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
OKTMO ID	57651000
Website	http://www.suksun.ru

History

The district was established on February 27, 1924, but was abolished between 1932 and 1935 and then again between 1963 and 1964.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census):^[2]

• Russians: 83.4%
• Tatars: 8%
• Mari people: 6.9%