Dobryansky District
municipal district in Russia
Dobryansky district (Russian: Добрянский район) was an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia. Its centre is the town of Dobryanka. Its area is 5,192 km2, 70% of which covered by forest. Main minerals are oil, gypsum and gravel.
Population
The district's population is 64,400 (2002 census). Ethnically, 91.5% are Russians; 2.5% are Tatars; 1.2% are Komi-Permyaks and 4.8% are others. Most of the population live in Dobryanka (59.8%) and Polazna (19.8%).
“Dobryansky District” enters the record as municipal district in Russia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Dobryansky, District and municipal can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q907324. Authority coordinates are 58.500, 56.500. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2002.
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