Perm Oblast (Russian: Пе́рмская о́бласть) is an oblast in the Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District of Russia. It is named after its primary city, Perm. The oblast covers an area of 160,600 km², and as of the 2002 census the population is 2.82 million.

Neighboring oblasts and republics are (from north clockwise) Komi, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Bashkortostan, Udmurtia, Kirov Oblast and the Autonomous district of the Komi-Permyaks.

According to the results of the referendum held in 2004, Perm Oblast will be merged with Permyakia Autonomous District to form Perm Krai, which is scheduled to come into existence on December 1, 2005.

Administrative division

Districts

Perm Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):

• Bardymsky (Бардымский)
• Beryozovsky (Берёзовский)
• Bolshesosnovsky (Большесосновский)
• Chastinsky (Частинский)
• Chaykovsky (Чайковский)
• Cherdynsky (Чердынский)
• Chernushensky (Чернушенский)
• Chusovskoy (Чусовской)
• Dobryansky (Добрянский)
• Gornozavodsky (Горнозаводский)
• Ilyinsky (Ильинский)
• Karagaysky (Карагайский)
• Kishertsky (Кишертский)
• Krasnovishersky (Красновишерский)
• Kungursky (Кунгурский)
• Kuyedinsky (Куединский)
• Lysvensky (Лысьвенский)
• Nytvensky (Нытвенский)
• Ochersky (Очерский)
• Okhansky (Оханский)
• Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)
• Ordinsky (Ординский)
• Osinsky (Осинский)
• Permsky (Пермский)
• Sivinsky (Сивинский)
• Solikamsky (Соликамский)
• Suksunsky (Суксунский)
• Uinsky (Уинский)
• Usolsky (Усольский)
• Vereshchaginsky (Верещагинский)
• Yelovsky (Еловский)

External links

• Perm regional server