Administrative divisions of Bashkortostan explained

Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Capital: Ufa
As of 2013:
of districts	54
of cities/towns	21
of urban-type settlements	2
of selsoviets	827
As of 2002:^[1]
of rural localities	4,586
of uninhabited rural localities	84

Administrative and territorial division of the Republic of Bashkortostan is regulated by the Law #178-z of the Republic of Bashkortostan, passed by the State Assembly—Kurultai on April 20, 2005. The Law established the following classification:

• administrative units (Russian: административно-территориальные единицы):
  • district (Russian: район)—an administrative unit established to govern selsoviets, rural settlement councils, and towns under that district's jurisdiction. Districts cover territories with population of at least 20,000.
  • selsoviet (Russian: сельсовет)—an administrative unit established to govern one or several rural localities with adjacent territories. Selsoviets cover territories with populations of at least 1,000.
  • settlement council (Russian: поссовет)—an administrative unit established to govern an urban-type settlement with adjacent territories and/or selsoviets. Settlement councils have not been implemented in practice.
• inhabited localities (Russian: населённые пункты):
  • urban localities (Russian: городские населённые пункты):
    • city/town under republic's jurisdiction (Russian: город республиканского значения);
      • city district (Russian: городской район)—an administrative unit of cities under republic's jurisdiction established to improve municipal government efficiency.
    • city/town under a district's jurisdiction (Russian: город районного значения)
    • urban-type settlement (Russian: посёлок городского типа):
      • work settlement (Russian: рабочий посёлок);
      • suburban (dacha) settlement (Russian: дачный посёлок); not implemented in practice;
      • resort settlement (Russian: курортный посёлок); not implemented in practice
  • rural localities (Russian: сельские населённые пункты):
    • aul (Russian: аул);
    • khutor (Russian: хутор);
    • selo (Russian: село);
    • village (Russian: деревня)
  • closed administrative-territorial formations (Russian: закрытое административно-территориальное образование)—territories under the federal government management with travel and residency restrictions; usually military objects.

All administrative units have administrative centers, defined as urban or rural localities housing the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, or municipal and local government organs.

Changes in the overall administrative and territorial structure of the Republic are authorized by the State Assembly—Kurultai. All changes must later be registered in the Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division on the federal level.

Administrative and municipal divisions

Division		Structure		OKATO	OKTMO	Urban-type settlement	Rural (selsovet)
		Administrative	Municipal
Mezhgorye (Межгорье)		city	urban okrug	80 507	80 707
Ufa (Уфа)		city	urban okrug	80 401	80 701
↳	Demsky (Демский)			80 401
↳	Kalininsky (Калининский)			80 401			1
↳	Kirovsky (Кировский)			80 401			1
↳	Leninsky (Ленинский)			80 401
↳	Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)			80 401			1
↳	Ordzhonikidzevsky (Орджоникидзевский)			80 401			2
↳	Sovetsky (Советский)			80 401
Agidel (Агидель)		city	urban okrug	80 403	70 703
Baymak (Баймак)		city		80 404	80 607
Belebey (Белебей)		city		80 405	80 609
Beloretsk (Белорецк)		city		80 410	80 611
Birsk (Бирск)		city		80 415	80 613
Blagoveshchensk (Благовещенск)		city		80 417	80 615
Dyurtyuli (Дюртюли)		city		80 418	80 624
Davlekanovo (Давлеканово)		city		80 419	80 622
Ishimbay (Ишимбай)		city		80 420	80 631
Kumertau (Кумертау)		city	urban okrug	80 423	70 723		2
Meleuz (Мелеуз)		city		80 425	80 642		1
Neftekamsk (Нефтекамск)		city	urban okrug	80 427	70 727		2
Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский)		city	urban okrug	80 435	70 735
Salavat (Салават)		city	urban okrug	80 439	70 739
Sibay (Сибай)		city	urban okrug	80 443	70 743		1
Sterlitamak (Стерлитамак)		city	urban okrug	80 445	70 745
Tuymazy (Туймазы)		city		80 450	80 651
Uchaly (Учалы)		city		80 455	80 652
Yanaul (Янаул)		city		80 460	80 659
Abzelilovsky (Абзелиловский)		district		80 201	80 601		15
Alsheyevsky (Альшеевский)		district		80 202	80 602		20
Arkhangelsky (Архангельский)		district		80 203	80 603		12
Askinsky (Аскинский)		district		80 204	80 604		15
Aurgazinsky (Аургазинский)		district		80 205	80 605		21
Bakalinsky (Бакалинский)		district		80 206	80 606		17
Baymaksky (Баймакский)		district		80 207	80 607		22
Baltachevsky (Балтачевский)		district		80 208	80 608		15
Belebeyevsky (Белебеевский)		district		80 209	80 609	Priyutovo (Приютово)	15
Belokataysky (Белокатайский)		district		80 210	80 610		13
Beloretsky (Белорецкий)		district		80 211	80 611		19
Bizhbulyaksky (Бижбулякский)		district		80 212	80 612		13
Birsky (Бирский)		district		80 213	80 613		14
Blagovarsky (Благоварский)		district		80 214	80 614		15
Blagoveshchensky (Благовещенский)		district		80 215	80 615		15
Burzyansky (Бурзянский)		district		80 217	80 617		12
Burayevsky (Бураевский)		district		80 218	80 618		13
Buzdyaksky (Буздякский)		district		80 219	80 619		12
Gafuriysky (Гафурийский)		district		80 221	80 621		16
Davlekanovsky (Давлекановский)		district		80 222	80 622		16
Duvansky (Дуванский)		district		80 223	80 623		13
Dyurtyulinsky (Дюртюлинский)		district		80 224	80 624		14
Yermekeyevsky (Ермекеевский)		district		80 225	80 625		13
Zianchurinsky (Зианчуринский)		district		80 226	80 626		15
Zilairsky (Зилаирский)		district		80 227	80 627		13
Iglinsky (Иглинский)		district		80 228	80 628		19
Ilishevsky (Илишевский)		district		80 230	80 630		22
Ishimbaysky (Ишимбайский)		district		80 231	80 631		13
Kaltasinsky (Калтасинский)		district		80 233	80 633		11
Karaidelsky (Караидельский)		district		80 234	80 634		16
Karmaskalinsky (Кармаскалинский)		district		80 235	80 635		16
Kiginsky (Кигинский)		district		80 236	80 636		9
Krasnokamsky (Краснокамский)		district		80 237	80 637		14
Kugarchinsky (Кугарчинский)		district		80 238	80 638		20
Kuyurgazinsky (Куюргазинский)		district		80 239	80 639		12
Kushnarenkovsky (Кушнаренковский)		district		80 240	80 640		12
Mechetlinsky (Мечетлинский)		district		80 241	80 641		12
Meleuzovsky (Мелеузовский)		district		80 242	80 642		16
Mishkinsky (Мишкинский)		district		80 243	80 643		14
Miyakinsky (Миякинский)		district		80 244	80 644		15
Nurimanovsky (Нуримановский)		district		80 245	80 645		12
Salavatsky (Салаватский)		district		80 247	80 647		16
Sterlibashevsky (Стерлибашевский)		district		80 248	80 648		15
Sterlitamaksky (Стерлитамакский)		district		80 249	80 649		20
Tatyshlinsky (Татышлинский)		district		80 250	80 650		13
Tuymazinsky (Туймазинский)		district		80 251	80 651		18
Uchalinsky (Учалинский)		district		80 252	80 652		18
Ufimsky (Уфимский)		district		80 253	80 653		19
Fyodorovsky (Фёдоровский)		district		80 254	80 654		13
Khaybullinsky (Хайбуллинский)		district		80 255	80 655		14
Chekmagushevsky (Чекмагушевский)		district		80 256	80 656		13
Chishminsky (Чишминский)		district		80 257	80 657	Chishmy (Чишмы)	15
Sharansky (Шаранский)		district		80 258	80 658		13
Yanaulsky (Янаульский)		district		80 259	80 659		18

Notes and References

1. Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject