Perm Krai
krai and federal subject in Volga Federal District, Russia
Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Census).
The krai was formed on 1 December 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008. It also retained a budget separate from that of the krai, keeping all federal transfers. Starting in 2009, Komi-Permyak Okrug's budget became subject to the budgeting law of Perm Krai. The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relied heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy.
The final period of the Paleozoic era, the Permian, is named after the Perm region.
Geography
Perm Krai is located to the east of the East European Plain and the western slope of the Middle Ural Mountains.
The public source identifies “Perm Krai” as krai and federal subject in Volga Federal District, Russia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Perm, Krai and krai.
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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 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5400. VIAF identifies the subject as 149312969. The Library of Congress control number is no2008086699. Authority coordinates are 59.233, 56.133. 5 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 2005, 2004 and 2006.
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This entry incorporates text from “Perm Krai” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.