Perm, Russia

Perm (, pronounced:pʲɛrʲmʲ) is a city and administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. It lies on the banks of the Kama River, at the foot of the Ural Mountains.

Perm is one of the largest cities in Russia, with 976,116 (2006 est.) inhabitants, fewer than the 1,001,653 recorded in the 2002 Census and 1,090,944 recorded in the 1989 Census.

In geology, the Permian period takes its name from the region.

 History 
From 1940 until 1957, the city was named Molotov (), after Vyacheslav Molotov. In 2021, six people were killed in a mass shooting.

 Administrative divisions 

Perm is divided into seven city districts:
 City DistrictPopulation (2002 Census)
   Dzerzhinsky ()  153,403
   Industrialny ()  160,039
   Kirovsky ()  126,960
   Leninsky ()  57,569
   Motovilikhinsky ()  176,564
   Ordzhonikidzevsky ()  111,631
   Sverdlovsky ()  215,487


 Modern city 

The city is a major administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center. The leading industries include machinery, defence, oil production (about 3% of Russian output), oil refining, chemical and petrochemical, timber and wood processing and the food industry.

There is one international airport in Perm Bolshoye Savino (Big Savino).
Perm is also served by the smaller airport "Bakharevka".

Perm's public transit network includes streetcar (tram), bus, and trolleybus routes.

 Sister cities 
Perm is the sister city of (twinned with):
  Louisville, Kentucky, United States (1994)
  Oxford, United Kingdom (1995)
  Duisburg, Germany (2007)

 Sport 
 FC Amkar Perm, the football club based in Perm, playing in the Russian Premier League
 Molot-Prikame Perm, ice hockey club playing in the Russian Hockey Super League
 PBC Ural Great, the basketball club based in Perm, playing in the Russian Basketball Super League

 Other websites 

 Official website
 Perm regional server 
 The Official Website of the Perm Municipal Duma 
 The heritage of Perm Region 
 Perm Chamber of Commerce and Industry 
 The Western Ural Photographic Album 
 History of Perm 
 Perm and Perm Region Information on Kommersant Publishing webpage (also, see all other Russian subjects of the Federation) 
 The city of Perm - The poem of the town 
 Perm State University 
 Perm for travelers Sights of Perm and Perm's region
 General info on the city of Perm

Category:Capitals of krais of Russia