Chekmagushevsky District Explained

En Name:Chekmagushevsky District
Ru Name:Чекмагушевский район
Loc Name1:Саҡмағош районы
Loc Lang1:Bashkir
Image View:Starokalmashevo view from Moslem cemetery.jpg
Coordinates:55.1333°N 93°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Chekmagush rayon (Bashkortostan).png
Federal Subject:Republic of Bashkortostan
Adm Data As Of:February 2013
Adm Ctr Type:selo
Adm Ctr Name:Chekmagush
Selsoviet Type1:Selsoviets
No Of Selsoviets Type1:13
No Of Rural Localities:78
Mun Data As Of:July 2012
Mun Formation1:Chekmagushevsky Municipal District
Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements:0
Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements:13
Area Km2:1692
Pop 2010Census:30780
Urban Pop 2010Census:0%
Rural Pop 2010Census:100%
Established Date:1930
Website:http://www.chekmagush.com
Commonscat:Chekmagushevsky District
Date:December 2014
Population of Chekmagushevsky District
Label1:2010 Census
Data1:30,780
Label2:2002 Census
Data2:33,031
Label3:1989 Census
Data3:32,738
Label4:1979 Census
Data4:39,542

Chekmagushevsky District (Russian: Чекмагу́шевский райо́н; Bashkir: Саҡмағош районы, Saqmağoş 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 west of the republic and borders with Dyurtyulinsky District in the north, Kushnarenkovsky District in the east, Blagovarsky District in the southeast, Buzdyaksky District in the south, Sharansky District in the southwest, Bakalinsky District in the west, and with Ilishevsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1692km2.[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chekmagush. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,780, with the population of Chekmagush accounting for 37.0% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

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