Perm Krai Facts for Kids

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Perm Krai
Пермский край (Russian)

— Krai —

Flag

Coat of arms

Political status

Country

Russia

Federal district

Volga

Economic region

Urals

Established

December 1, 2005

Administrative center

Perm

Government (as of February 2017)

• Governor

Maksim Reshetnikov (Acting)

• Legislature

Legislative Assembly

Statistics

Area (as of the 2002 Census)

• Total

160,600 km² (62,000 sq mi)

Area rank

24th

Population (2010 Census)

• Total

2,635,276

• Rank

17th

• Density

16.41/km² (42.5/sq mi)

• Urban

75.0%

• Rural

25.0%

Time zone(s)

YEKT (UTC+06:00)

ISO 3166-2

RU-PER

License plates

59, 81, 159

Official languages

Russian

Official website: http://www.perm.ru

Perm Krai is a special region in Russia. It's called a krai, which is like a large territory or province. It was formed on December 1, 2005. This happened after people voted in 2004 to combine two older areas: Perm Oblast and the Komi–Permyak self-governing district. The main city and capital of Perm Krai is Perm.

Geography of Perm Krai
- Rivers and Waterways
- Landscape and Mountains
Main Cities and Towns
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Geography of Perm Krai

Perm Krai is located in the eastern part of the East European Plain. It also covers the western slopes of the Middle Ural Mountains. The region stretches about 645 kilometers (401 miles) from north to south. From west to east, it is about 417.5 kilometers (260 miles) wide.

Rivers and Waterways

The rivers in Perm Krai are all part of the Kama River Basin. The Kama River is the largest branch of the mighty Volga River. There are more than 29,000 rivers in Perm Krai. If you put them all together, they would stretch over 90,000 kilometers (56,000 miles)!

Only two rivers in the region are longer than 500 kilometers (310 miles). These are the Kama River, which is about 1,120 kilometers (700 miles) long, and the Chusovaya River, which is about 592 kilometers (368 miles) long.

Landscape and Mountains

The landscape of Perm Krai is mostly made up of low, rolling hills. These hills are covered with forests and open fields. The Ural Mountains are found in the eastern part of Perm Krai. The highest point in the territory is a mountain called Tulysmsky Kamen. It stands at about 1,496 meters (4,908 feet) tall and is located in the northeastern part of the region.