Aurgazinsky District

District in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aurgazinsky District (Russian: Аургази́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ауырғазы районы, Awırğazı rayonı; Tatar: Авыргазы районы, Awırğazı rayonı; Chuvash: Авăркас районӗ, Avărkas rayonĕ) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders Karmaskalinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the east, Sterlitamaksky District in the south, and with Alsheyevsky and Davlekanovsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 2,014 square kilometers (778 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolbazy.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,970, with the population of Tolbazy accounting for 27.4% of that number.[4]

BashkirАуырғазы районы
ChuvashАвăркас районӗ
CountryRussia
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930[2]
Quick facts Аургазинский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Aurgazinsky District
Аургазинский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirАуырғазы районы
  ChuvashАвăркас районӗ
Village Arslanovo, Aurgazinsky District
Village Arslanovo, Aurgazinsky District
Flag of Aurgazinsky District
Coat of arms of Aurgazinsky District
Location of Aurgazinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°00′N 55°54′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan[1]
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930[2]
Administrative centerTolbazy[3]
Area
  Total
2,014 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population
  Total
36,970
  Density18.36/km2 (47.54/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions21 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[5]137 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asAurgazinsky Municipal District[6]
  Municipal divisions[6]0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
OKTMO ID80605000
Websitehttp://aurgazinsky.ru
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Population of Aurgazinsky District
2010 Census36,970[4]
2002 Census38,996[8]
1989 Census39,069[9]
1979 Census47,213[10]
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Geography

The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental and moderately moist, with an average annual temperature of −16 °C (3 °F) in January and 19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during summer. Oak, birch, linden and aspen forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aurgazinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into 21 selsoviets, comprising 137 rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aurgazinsky Municipal District.[6] Its twenty-one selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-one rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Tolbazy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[6] district.

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