Krasnovishersky District ( Russian : Краснови́шерский райо́н ) is an administrative district ( raion ) of Perm Krai , Russia ; one of the thirty-three in the krai . Municipally , it is incorporated as Krasnovishersky Municipal District . It is located in the northeast of the krai, in the valley of the Vishera River , and borders with the Komi Republic in the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast in the east, Cherdynsky District in the west, Solikamsky District in the south, and with the territory of the town of krai significance of Alexandrovsk in the southeast. The area of the district is 15,375 square kilometers (5,936 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Krasnovishersk . Population: 22,554 ( 2010 Census ) ; 27,871 ( 2002 Census ) ; 30,827 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Krasnovishersk accounts for 71.4% of the district's total population.
7-618: The eastern part of the district is mostly mountainous, while the western part is mostly flat, with some hills with the height of about 190–220 meters (620–720 ft). The highest point of Perm Krai, Mount Tulymsky Kamen , is located in the district. There are many rivers in the district, including the Vishera River with its tributaries the Yazva , the Vels , the Uls , and many others. The town of Krasnovishersk
14-695: A gentle saddle. The crested part of the ridge is covered with kurums. The slopes of the ridge are fed by: the western one by the left tributaries of the Vishera River ; the eastern one by tributaries of the Bolshaya Moiva River. Near the ridge, in its western part, flows the Vishera River, to the north of the ridge - the Moiwa River, to the east - the Bolshaya Moiva River. Up to a height of 800 m, mainly fir and spruce forests grow, but Siberian cedar , larch , birch also occur. Above 800 metres there
21-449: Is composed mainly of rocks: effusives of basalt composition, green shales, while the eastern part is composed of quartzite-sandstones and green shales. The maximum length of the range from north to south is about 24 km, while its maximum width is 7 km. The slopes of the ridge are steep, with slopes up to 45 degrees, especially on the western and eastern sides. Avalanches come down here in winter. The peaks are cone-shaped and separated by
28-405: Is located 320 kilometers (200 mi) from the city of Perm . Natural resources of the district include diamonds, gold, oil, natural gas, and others. The climate is temperate continental. The average annual temperature is +0.1 °C (32.2 °F); annual precipitation is 550–700 millimeters (22–28 in). Up to 87% of the district's territory is covered by forests. In the extreme northeast of
35-629: The Vishera River , located in the area of the Vishera Nature Reserve , originate from the generally steeper western slopes of the range. The word "Tulym", in some Tatar dialects, means "rocks sticking out of the river", and in the Komi-Yodzyak language it means "rapids", likely referring to the rapids on the Vishera River. In the Mansi language , the range has two names: ‘Yaktyl-ya-Nyor’ (range of rapids river) and ‘Luv-Nyor’ (horse-stone). The ridge
42-488: The district includes timber industry, pulp and paper mill, mining and food industry. Tulymsky Kamen Tulymsky Kamen ( Russian : Тулымский камень ) is a mountain range in North Ural . Located in northeastern portion of Krasnovishersky District , Perm Krai , Russia , the range stretches about 24 km north–south. At 1,496 m elevation, it is also the highest point of Perm Krai. Several small tributaries of
49-453: The district the Vishera Nature Reserve is located. The district was established on January 13, 1941. Until then, its territory was a part of Cherdynsky District . Krasnovishersk, the administrative center of the district, was granted town status on July 2, 1942. As of the 2002 Census, about 89.7% of district's population were Russians and 2.5% were the Komi people . The industry of
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