Komi-Permyak Okrug (, Komi-Permyatsky okrug; , Komi-Perem kyč), or PermyakiaEncyclopedia Encarta. Entry on Permyakia was a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its administrative center was the town of Kudymkar. Population:
It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) until December 1, 2005. It was known as Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (; ) 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.
Administrative divisions (prior to December 1, 2005) (after December 1, 2005)
Demographics Vital statistics Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service
Average population (x 1000)Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude 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. Ethnicgroup 1926 census 1959 census 1970 census 1979 census 1989 census 2002 census Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Komi-Permyaks 117,42977.0% 125,91758.0% 123,62158.3% 105,57461.4% 95,41560.2% 80,32759.0% Russians 34,81422.8% 71,38132.9% 76,34036.0% 59,76034.7% 57,27236.1% 51,94638.2% Others 2510.2% 19,7409.1% 12,1805.7% 6,7053.9% 5,8393.7% 3,8032.8%
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