Karagaysky District
municipal district in Russia
Karagaysky District (Russian: Карага́йский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Karagaysky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the krai. The area of the district is 1,621 square kilometers (626 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Karagay. Population: 22,875 (2010 census); 24,792 (2002 census); 25,845 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Karagay accounts for 29.2% of the district's total population.
Geography and climate
The district stretches for 90 kilometers (56 mi) from north to south and for 45 kilometers (28 mi) from west to east. The relief is mostly hilly. Main river is the Obva, which flows through the district from west to east.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as municipal district in Russia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q972691. Authority coordinates are 58.482, 55.037. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002 and 1989.
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