Bakalinsky District (Russian: Бакали́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Баҡалы районы; Tatar: Бакалы районы) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 Ilishevsky District in the northeast, Chekmagushevsky District in the east, Sharansky District in the south, and with the Republic of Tatarstan in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 1,951 square kilometers (753 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bakaly.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,776, with the population of Bakaly accounting for 33.3% of that number.[4]

Bakalinsky District Бакалинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Баҡалы районы
• Tatar	Бакалы районы
The Sherashlinka River in Bakalinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bakalinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°11′N 53°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	August 20, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Bakaly[3]
Area [2]
• Total	1,951 km2 (753 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	28,776
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	17 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[5]	96 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Bakalinsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 Urban settlements, 17 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
OKTMO ID	80607000
Website	http://www.bakaly.ru

Geography

The district is located around the Bugulminskoye-Belebey Mountains sloping gently to the north in the valley of the Belaya River. The climate is continental with moderate humidity. In the elevated part of the watershed it is characterized by mixed deciduous forests, with oak, birch, and aspen. Forests cover 44% of the area and there are several oil fields, such as Mustafinskoye and Katayevskoye.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bakalinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into seventeen selsoviets, comprising ninety-six rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bakalinsky Municipal District.[6] Its seventeen selsoviets are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Bakaly serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[6] district.

References

Notes

Sources

• №ВС-22/15 24 декабря 1993 г. «Конституция Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №57-з от 4 марта 2014 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Верховного Совета и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №4-22, ст.146, 1994. (#VS-22/15 December 24, 1993 Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #57-z of March 4, 2014 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
• Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №5 (251), ст. 239, 12 марта 2007 г. (Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Resolution #391 of December 29, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Resolution #61 of February 26, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
• Государственное Собрание —Курултай Республики Башкортостан. Закон №162-з от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №572-з от 17 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 2 Закона Республики Башкортостан "О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан"». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 33. Опубликован: "Республика Башкортостан", №52 (25785), 22 марта 2005 г. (State Assembly of Bashkortostan—El Kurultai. Law #162-z of December 17, 2004 On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #572-z of July 17, 2012 On Amending Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Bashkortostan "On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan". Effective as of the date established in accordance with the provisions of Article 33.).

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