Perm



Perm (Пермь, 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.

From 1940 until 1957, the city was named Molotov (Мо́лотов), after Vyacheslav Molotov.

Administrative divisions


Perm is divided into seven city districts:

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