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:
Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.
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]
Ethnic composition:
57%
19.2%
10.9%
10.7%