Birsk Explained

En Name:Birsk
Ru Name:Бирск
Loc Name1:Бөрө
Börö
Loc Lang1:Bashkir
Coordinates:55.4167°N 87°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Birsk (Bashkortostan).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Bashkortostan
Adm City Jur:town of republic significance of Birsk
Adm Ctr Of1:Birsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of republic significance of Birsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Birsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Birsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Birsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Birsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:41635
Established Date:1663
Current Cat Date:1781
Postal Codes:452450-452453, 452455, 452459

Birsk (Russian: Бирск; Bashkir: Бөрө|Börö) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, 102km (63miles) from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population:

History

Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Birsk serves as the administrative center of Birsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Birsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Birsk is incorporated within Birsky Municipal District as Birsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Demographics

Ethnic composition:

57%

19.2%

10.9%

10.7%

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Notes and References

  1. Resolution #391
  2. Law #126-z