Bolshesosnovsky District Большесосновский район
District
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Location of Bolshesosnovsky District in Perm Krai
Coordinates: 57°32′31″N 53°53′53″E / 57.542°N 53.898°E / 57.542; 53.898
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Established	March 18, 1924[2]
Administrative center	Bolshaya Sosnova[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2,220 km2 (860 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	13,215
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	12,497 (−5.4%)
• Density	6.0/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Inhabited localities[1]	62 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bolshesosnovsky Municipal District[5]
• Municipal divisions[5]	0 urban settlements, 7 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [6])
OKTMO ID	57608000
Website	http://bsosnovsky.ru/

Bolshesosnovsky District (Russian: Большесосно́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.^[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Bolshesosnovsky Municipal District.^[5] It is located in the southwest of the krai. The area of the district is 2,220 square kilometers (860 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bolshaya Sosnova.^[1] Population: 13,215 (2010 Russian census);^[3] 15,295 (2002 Census);^[7] 16,955 (1989 Soviet census).^[8] The population of Bolshaya Sosnova accounts for 33.5% of the district's total population.^[3]

Geography

The main rivers of the district are the Siva with its tributaries the Sosnovka and the Chyornaya. About 32% of the district's territory is covered by forests—one of the lowest rates in the krai.

History

The district was established on March 18, 1924.^[2] In 1963, the district was abolished^[2] and split between Chastinsky and Ochyorsky Districts.^{[citation needed]} In December 1968, the district was restored.^[2]

Economy

The economy of the district is based on agriculture, which accounts for about 81% of the total district's GDP.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The most numerous ethnic groups, according to the 2002 Census, include Russians at 92.9%, Udmurts at 2.4%, and Tatars at 1.3%.^[2]

See also

• Zabolotovo
• Zachernaya
• Zagibovka

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №416-67 от 28 февраля 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края», в ред. Закона №504-ПК от 9 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пермской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пермского края"». Вступил в силу с момента опубликования. Опубликован: "Звезда", №38, 12 марта 1996 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #416-67 of February 28, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #504-PK of July 9, 2015 On Amending the Law of Perm Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Perm Krai". Effective as of the moment of publication.).
• Законодательное собрание Пермской области. Закон №1880-408 от 9 декабря 2004 г. «Об утверждении границ и о наделении статусом муниципальных образований Большесосновского района Пермского края», в ред. Закона №328-ПК от 7 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Пермской области и Коми-Пермяцкого автономного округа». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Бюллетень Законодательного Собрания и администрации Пермской области", №1, II часть, 27 января 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Perm Oblast. Law #1880-408 of December 9, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and on Granting the Status to the Municipal Formations of Bolshesosnovsky District of Perm Krai, as amended by the Law #328-PK of June 7, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Effective as of the day which is ten days following the day of the official publication.).