Perm, Russia
Perm
Пермь Перем (Komi-Permyak) | |
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From the top to the left: Kama River and Art Gallery (former Transfiguration Cathedral), Perm Embankment near the Motovilikha plant, A view over the city of Perm, Krasavinsky bridge | |
Location of Perm | |
| Coordinates: 58°00′N 56°19′E / 58.000°N 56.317°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Perm Krai |
| Founded | May 15, 1723 |
| City status since | October 29, 1781 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Perm City Duma |
| • Mayor | Eduard Sosnin |
| Area | |
• Total | 799.68 km2 (308.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 991,162 |
• Estimate (2018) | 1,051,583 (+6.1%) |
| • Rank | 13th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of krai significance of Perm |
| • Capital of | Perm Krai, Permsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Perm Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Perm Urban Okrug, Permsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 ) |
| Postal code(s) | 614xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 342 |
| OKTMO ID | 57701000001 |
| City Day | June 12 |
| Website | www |
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Perm (Russian: Пермь, IPA: [pʲermʲ] ⓘ; Komi-Permyak: Перем; Komi: Перым), previously known as Yagoshikha (Ягошиха; 1723–1781) and Molotov (Молотов; 1940–1957), is the administrative centre of Perm Krai in the European part of Russia. It sits on the banks of the Kama River near the Ural Mountains, covering an area of 799.68 square kilometres (308.76 square miles). With over one million residents Perm is the 15th-largest city in Russia and the 5th-largest in the Volga Federal District.