Belokataysky District Explained

En Name:Belokataysky District
Ru Name:Белокатайский район
Loc Name1:Балаҡатай районы
Loc Lang1:Bashkir
Image View:Novobelokatay 003.jpeg
Coordinates:55.7°N 115°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Belokatai rayon (Bashkortostan).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Bashkortostan
Adm Data As Of:February 2013
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Novobelokatay
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:13
No Of Rural Localities:46
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Mun Formation1:Belokataysky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:13
Area Km2:3037
Pop 2010Census:20169
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:August 20, 1930
Website:http://belokatai.ru
Date:December 2014
Population of Belokataysky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:20,169
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:22,623
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:21,999
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:24,793

Belokataysky District (Russian: Белоката́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Балаҡатай районы, Balaqatay rayonı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Sverdlovsk Oblast in the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast in the east, Kiginsky District in the south, and with Mechetlinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3037km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novobelokatay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,169, with the population of Novobelokatay accounting for 29.6% of that number.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belokataysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising forty-six rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belokataysky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Novobelokatay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

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Notes and References

  1. Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64
  2. Law #126-z
  3. Official website of Belokataysky District. General Information About Belokataysky District
  4. Resolution #391