En Name: | Gornozavodsky District |
Ru Name: | Горнозаводский район |
Image View: | Колпаки, Пермский край.JPG |
Coordinates: | 58.584°N 57.545°W |
Image Coa: | Coat_of_Arms_of_Gornozavodsky_rayon_(Perm_krai)_(2008).png |
Federal Subject: | Perm Krai |
Adm Data As Of: | November 2011 |
Adm Ctr Type: | town |
Adm Ctr Name: | Gornozavodsk |
No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
No Of Urban-Type Settlements: | 1 |
No Of Rural Localities: | 9 |
Mun Data As Of: | October 2011 |
Mun Formation1: | Gornozavodsky Municipal District |
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 6 |
Area Of What: | municipal district |
Area Km2: | 7057 |
Pop 2010Census: | 26044 |
Urban Pop 2010Census: | 94.4% |
Rural Pop 2010Census: | 5.6% |
Established Date: | November 4, 1965 |
Website: | http://www.gornozavodskii.ru/ |
Date: | November 2012 |
Gornozavodsky District (ru|Горнозаво́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion) of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Gornozavodsky Municipal District.[2] It is located on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains in the east of the krai. The area of the district is 7057km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Gornozavodsk. Population: The population of Gornozavodsk accounts for 46.3% of the district's total population.
The landscape of the district is hilly in the west and mountainous in the east. Climate changes from southwest to northeast, where it becomes more cold and humid. Main rivers include the Vilva, the Vizhay, the Koyva, and the Usva.
A part of the Basegi Nature Reserve occupies the north of the district.
Human settlement of this territory started in the early 17th century, when iron ore was found. Several metallurgical plants were later constructed. In the end of the 19th century, the Perm–Yekaterinburg was constructed, contributing to the development of the region. The district in its modern borders was established on November 4, 1965, when it was split from Chusovskoy District.
Most of the inhabited localities in the district are concentrated along the Perm-Nizhny Tagil railroad and along the Koyva River.
Ethnically, Russians account for 88.4% of the population, Tatars are distant second at 4.9%, followed by Ukrainians at 1.7%.
Timber and metallurgical industries and manufacture of building materials form the basis of the district's economy.