PERM, the capital of the above government, stands on the right bank of the Kama, which here receives the small rivers Danilichka and Jagoshicha, 220 miles W. of Tobolsk, and 322 N.E. of Kazan. It is environed on three sides with thick woods; and is well and regularly built, chiefly of wood, having straight and broad streets. It is the seat of an archbishop; and contains nine churches, a convent, several schools of various kinds, and hospitals. There are here extensive foundries, and refining-works for copper and iron, which are obtained in abundance from the mines in the vicinity. Trade and navigation are actively carried on. Pop. (1851) 13,262.