Gafuriysky District (Russian: Гафури́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Ғафури районы) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Arkhangelsky District in the north, Beloretsky District in the east, Ishimbaysky District in the south, Sterlitamaksky District in the southwest, Aurgazinsky District in the west, and with Karmaskalinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,038.02 square kilometers (1,172.99 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasnousolsky.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 33,869, with the population of Krasnousolsky accounting for 35.4% of that number.[4]

Gafuriysky District Гафурийский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Ғафури районы
View of Mambet Rock, Gafuriysky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Gafuriysky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 53°54′N 56°28′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	1930[2]
Administrative center	Krasnousolsky[3]
Area [2]
• Total	3,038.02 km2 (1,172.99 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	33,869
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	31,026 (−8.4%)
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	16 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[6]	95 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Gafuriysky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 Urban settlements, 16 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8])
OKTMO ID	80621000
Website	https://gafury.bashkortostan.ru/

History

The district was established in 1930 as Krasnousolsky District (Красноусольский район).[2] It was given its present name in 1940.[2]

The poet Majit Gafuri, the Turkologist Jalil Keyekbaev and the historian Niyaz Mazhitov were born here.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gafuriysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into sixteen selsoviets, comprising ninety-five rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Gafuriysky Municipal District.[7] Its sixteen selsoviets are incorporated as sixteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Krasnousolsky serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[7] 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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