Sharansky District

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

Sharansky District (Russian: Шара́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Шаран районы, Şaran rayonı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Bakalinsky District in the northwest and north, Chekmagushevsky District in the northeast, Buzdyaksky District in the southeast, Tuymazinsky District in the south, and with the Republic of Tatarstan in the west. The area of the district is 1,384 square kilometers (534 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sharan.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,514, with the population of Sharan accounting for 26.3% of that number.[4]

BashkirШаран районы
CountryRussia
EstablishedJanuary 31, 1935[2]
Quick facts Шаранский район (Russian), Other transcription(s) ...
Sharansky District
Шаранский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirШаран районы
The selo of Dyurtyuli in Sharansky District
The selo of Dyurtyuli in Sharansky District
Flag of Sharansky District
Coat of arms of Sharansky District
Location of Sharansky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°49′N 54°00′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan[1]
EstablishedJanuary 31, 1935[2]
Administrative centerSharan[3]
Area
  Total
1,384 km2 (534 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,514
  Estimate 
(2018)[5]
20,303 (−9.8%)
  Density16.27/km2 (42.13/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities[6]103 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSharansky Municipal District[7]
  Municipal divisions[7]0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[8])
OKTMO ID80658000
Websitehttp://www.sharanrb.ru
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Population of Sharansky District
2010 Census22,514[4]
2002 Census24,494[9]
1989 Census23,889[10]
1979 Census28,900[11]
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History

The district was established on January 31, 1935, when it was split from Tuymazinsky District.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sharansky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into 13 selsoviets, comprising 103 rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sharansky Municipal District.[7] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Sharan serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[7] district.

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