Perm is one of the oldest and biggest cities in the Urals. It is situated on the border of Europe and Asia but still in Europe. Perm stretches along the mighty Kama River for nearly 65 kilometres.

Perm was founded on May 17th, 1723 as a stronghold and a settling of workers of Yegoshikhinski copper foundary. In 1780 Yegoshikhinski settling was chosen to be the best geographical place for the centre of a big area named Perm Region.

Nowadays Perm is an administrative, industrial, scientific and cultural centre. There are over 80 factories and plants, more than 30 research institutes, 8 higher educational institutions, 4 theatres and the Opera and Ballet House in Perm.

Perm is a big river port. Perm Shipping Company owns comfortable passenger ships and cargo-boats of the "river-sea type". Via the Kama River and the system of canals Perm has an access to five seas (the Caspian Sea, the Azov Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea and the White sea).

Perm is divided into 7 Administrative Districts:

Dzerzhinski
Leninski
Sverdlovski
Motovilikhinski
Ordzhonikidzevski
Industrialni
Kirovski

Population - 1026,8 thousand people
The whole area of the city - 79968 hectares
Territory covered by city forests - 33087 hectares
Constructions - 19653 hectares
Water resources - 6042 hectares
Agricultural area - 10835 hectares

Climate of the city

Air temperature: max. + 37C; min. - 42C
Average air moisture - 70-80%
Average depth of snow cover - 55 cm.