Until December 1, 2005,
Perm Oblast was a
federal subjectRussia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...
of
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(an
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with
Komi-Permyak Autonomous OkrugKomi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925...
to form
Perm KraiPerm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug...
.
The oblast was named after its administrative center, the city of
PermPerm is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains....
. The oblast covered an area of 160,600 km², and as of the
2002 CensusRussian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
its population was 2,819,421.
Before the merger, neighboring oblasts and republics were (from north clockwise)
Komi RepublicThe Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
,
Sverdlovsk OblastSverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Given that the bulk of the oblast lies on the Asian side of the Urals it should be recognized as the most populous oblast within Asian Russia.Its administrative center is the city of...
,
Republic of BashkortostanThe Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains...
,
Udmurt RepublicUdmurt Republic or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . The direct romanization of the Republic's Russian name is Udmurtskaya Respublika or Udmurtiya; Udmurt name: Udmurt Respublika. Its size is almost 42,000 km² with a population of 1,600,000...
,
Kirov OblastKirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov.-Time zone:Kirov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone . UTC offset is +0300 /+0400 ....
, and
Komi-Permyak Autonomous OkrugKomi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925...
.
Perm Oblast was located in the
Yekaterinburg Time ZoneYekaterinburg Time is the time zone 5 hours ahead of UTC and 2 hours ahead of Moscow Time . Yekaterinburg Summer Time is UTC+6, but remains constant as regards Moscow Time...
(YEKT/YEKST).
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Until December 1, 2005,
Perm Oblast was a
federal subjectRussia is a federation that consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council . However, they do differ in the degree of autonomy they enjoy...
of
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(an
oblastOblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) in Privolzhsky (Volga) Federal District. According to the results of the referendum held in October 2004, Perm Oblast was merged with
Komi-Permyak Autonomous OkrugKomi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925...
to form
Perm KraiPerm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug...
.
The oblast was named after its administrative center, the city of
PermPerm is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It is situated on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains....
. The oblast covered an area of 160,600 km², and as of the
2002 CensusRussian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...
its population was 2,819,421.
Before the merger, neighboring oblasts and republics were (from north clockwise)
Komi RepublicThe Komi Republic is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is situated to the west of the Ural mountains, in the north-east of the East European Plain...
,
Sverdlovsk OblastSverdlovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in the Urals Federal District. Given that the bulk of the oblast lies on the Asian side of the Urals it should be recognized as the most populous oblast within Asian Russia.Its administrative center is the city of...
,
Republic of BashkortostanThe Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains...
,
Udmurt RepublicUdmurt Republic or Udmurtia is a federal subject of Russia . The direct romanization of the Republic's Russian name is Udmurtskaya Respublika or Udmurtiya; Udmurt name: Udmurt Respublika. Its size is almost 42,000 km² with a population of 1,600,000...
,
Kirov OblastKirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov.-Time zone:Kirov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone . UTC offset is +0300 /+0400 ....
, and
Komi-Permyak Autonomous OkrugKomi-Permyak Okrug , or Permyakia is a territory with special status within Perm Krai, Russia. It was a federal subject of Russia until December 1, 2005. It was called Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug at that time.-History:Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug was established on February 26, 1925...
.
Time zone
Perm Oblast was located in the
Yekaterinburg Time ZoneYekaterinburg Time is the time zone 5 hours ahead of UTC and 2 hours ahead of Moscow Time . Yekaterinburg Summer Time is UTC+6, but remains constant as regards Moscow Time...
(YEKT/YEKST).
UTCCoordinated Universal Time , ) is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation...
offset is +0500 (YEKT)/+0600 (YEKST).