Burzyansky District Explained

En Name:Burzyansky District
Ru Name:Бурзянский район
Loc Name1:Бөрйән районы
Loc Lang1:Bashkir
Image View:Вид со склона1.jpg
Coordinates:53.1°N 83°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Burzyan rayon (Bashkortostan).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Bashkortostan
Adm Data As Of:February 2013
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Starosubkhangulovo
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:12
No Of Rural Localities:34
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Mun Formation1:Burzyansky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:12
Area Km2:4444
Pop 2010Census:16698
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:August 20, 1930 (first)
November 4, 1965 (second)
Website:http://www.burzyan.ru
Date:December 2014
Population of Burzyansky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:16,698
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:16,839
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:14,072
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:13,955

Burzyansky District (Russian: Бурзя́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Бөрйән районы, Böryän 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 south of the republic and borders with Beloretsky District in the north, Abzelilovsky District in the east, Baymaksky District in the southeast, Zilairsky District in the south, Kugarchinsky District in the southwest, Meleuzovsky District in the west, and with Ishimbaysky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 4444km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Starosubkhangulovo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,698, with the population of Starosubkhangulovo accounting for 27.6% of that number.

History

The district was first established on August 20, 1930. It was merged into Beloretsky Rural District on February 1, 1963, but was restored on November 4, 1965.

The Bashkirsky Nature Reserve (a 'zapovednik' strict nature reserve) is located in District, covering mountainous territory of the Kaga River.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Burzyansky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into twelve selsoviets, comprising thirty-four rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Burzyansky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Starosubkhangulovo 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 Burzyansky District. About the District
  4. Resolution #391