Kosinsky District
District in Perm Krai, Russia
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Kosinsky District (Russian: Коси́нский райо́н; Komi-Permyak: Кӧсладор район, Köslador rajon) is an administrative district (raion) of Komi-Permyak Okrug of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai.[1] Municipally, it is incorporated as Kosinsky Municipal District.[4] It is located in the northwest of the krai. The area of the district is 3,462 square kilometers (1,337 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Kosa.[1] Population: 7,246 (2010 census);[3] 8,541 (2002 census);[6] 10,615 (1989 Soviet census).[7] The population of Kosa accounts for 32.9% of the district's total population.[3]
Kosinsky District
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![]() Location of Kosinsky District in Komi-Permyak Okrug, Perm Krai | |
| Coordinates: 59.984°N 55.058°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai[1] |
| Established | February 23, 1924[2] |
| Administrative center | Kosa[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,462 km2 (1,337 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,246 |
| • Density | 2.093/km2 (5.421/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Inhabited localities[1] | 54 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Kosinsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[4] | 0 urban settlements, 4 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 |
| OKTMO ID | 57525000 |
| Website | http://www.kosa.permkrai.ru/ |
Geography
The Kosa River (a tributary of the Kama) flows through the district.
History
The district was established on February 23, 1924.[2]
Demographics
Ethnic composition (as of the 2002 Census):[2]
- Komi-Permyak people: 71.7%
- Russians: 25.7%
