Kungursky District is an administrative district (
raion) of
Perm Krai,
Russia; one of the
thirty-three in the
krai. Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as
Kungursky Municipal District. It is located in the southern central part of the krai and borders with the territories of the
towns of krai significance of
Chusovoy in the north and
Lysva in the northeast,
Beryozovsky,
Suksunsky, and
Kishertsky Districts in the east,
Ordinsky and
Uinsky Districts in the south,
Bardymsky District in the southwest,
Osinsky District in the west, and with
Permsky District in the north. The area of the district is . Its
administrative center is the
town of
Kungur (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population:
Geography
Main rivers in the district include the
Sylva, the
Iren, the
Shakva, and the
Babka. There are deposits of gas, oil, anhydrite, and gypsum in the district. There are many caves in the district, of which the most famous is the
Kungur Ice Cave—a popular tourist landmark. A significant portion of the district's territory is covered by forests. Climate is temperate continental.