Solikamsky District
municipal district in Russia
Solikamsky District (Russian: Солика́мский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Perm Krai, Russia. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Solikamsky Municipal District. It is located in the northern central part of the krai. The area of the district is 5,421 square kilometers (2,093 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Solikamsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 17,165 (2010 census); 18,333 (2002 census); 19,450 (1989 Soviet census).
Geography
About 80% of the district's territory is covered by forests, mostly coniferous.
History
The district was established in 1924, but was abolished between 1930 and 1938. In October 1938, it became a part of Perm Oblast.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solikamsky District is one of the thirty-three in the krai.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Solikamsky District” as municipal district in Russia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
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 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1029307. Authority coordinates are 59.782, 56.601. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 1 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 1924.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Solikamsky District” 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.