Perm Krai

Perm Krai
Пермский край (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • Komi-PermyakПерем ладор
Coordinates: 59°14′N 56°08′E / 59.233°N 56.133°E / 59.233; 56.133
CountryRussia
Federal districtVolga
Economic regionUral
Established1 December 2005
Administrative centerPerm
Government
 • BodyLegislative Assembly
 • GovernorDmitry Makhonin
Area
 • Total
160,236 km2 (61,867 sq mi)
 • Rank24th
Population
 • Total
2,532,405
 • Estimate 
(2018)
2,623,122
 • Rank17th
 • Density15.8042/km2 (40.9327/sq mi)
 • Urban
75.6%
 • Rural
24.4%
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
ISO 3166 codeRU-PER
License plates59, 81, 159
OKTMO ID57000000
Official languagesRussian
Websitehttps://www.permkrai.ru/

Perm Krai (Russian: Пе́рмский край, romanizedPermskiy kray, IPA: [ˈpʲɛrmskʲɪj ˈkraj]; Komi-Permyak: Перем ладор, romanized: Perem lador) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Census).

The krai was formed on 1 December 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. Komi-Permyak Okrug retained its autonomous status within Perm Krai during the transitional period of 2006–2008. It also retained a budget separate from that of the krai, keeping all federal transfers. Starting in 2009, Komi-Permyak Okrug's budget became subject to the budgeting law of Perm Krai. The transitional period was implemented in part because Komi-Permyak Okrug relied heavily on federal subsidies, and an abrupt cut would have been detrimental to its economy.

The final period of the Paleozoic era, the Permian, is named after the Perm region.