Komi-Permyak Okrug

Komi-Permyak Okrug (Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий о́круг, Komi-Permyatsky okrug; Коми-Перем кытш, Komi - Perem kyč ), or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Kudymkar. Population:

It was a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) until December 1, 2005. It was known as Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug (Ко́ми-Пермя́цкий автоно́мный о́круг; Перым-Коми автономия кытш) at the time.

Geography
Area: 32,770 km2. Location: foothills of the Ural Mountains, upper basin of the Kama River.

History
Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925. It was an administrative division for Komi-Permyaks, a branch of the Komis, within Perm Oblast. After a referendum held in October 2004, the autonomous okrug was merged with Perm Oblast to form Perm Krai. The referendum was held both in Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug and Perm Oblast, and the majority of citizens of both regions voted for merging.

Until the merger in 2005, the Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was the only autonomous okrug in which the titular ethnic group made up the majority of the population. The majority was lost in the merger, and the referendum has often been characterized as a "staged" event.

Administrative divisions
(prior to December 1, 2005) (after December 1, 2005)

Vital statistics

 * Source: Russian Federal State Statistics Service

Ethnic groups
According to the 2002 Census, Komi-Permyaks make up 59.0% of the okrug's population. Other groups include Russians (38.2%), Tatars (1,100, or 0.8%), Ukrainians (706, or 0.5%), Belarusians (672, or 0.5%), and a host of other groups, each accounting for less than 0.5% of the total population.