Zilairsky District (Russian: Зилаи́рский райо́н; Bashkir: Йылайыр 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 south of the republic and borders with Burzyansky District in the north, Baymaksky District in the east, Khaybullinsky District in the southeast and south, Zianchurinsky District in the southwest and west, and with Kugarchinsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 5,773.99 square kilometers (2,229.35 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zilair.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,590, with the population of Zilair accounting for 33.7% of that number.[4]

Zilairsky District Зилаирский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Йылайыр районы
The Sakmara River in Zilairsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zilairsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 52°14′N 57°26′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	1930[2]
Administrative center	Zilair[3]
Area [2]
• Total	5,773.99 km2 (2,229.35 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	16,590
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	14,894 (−10.2%)
• Density	2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	13 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[6]	57 Rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Zilairsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 Urban settlements, 13 Rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8])
OKTMO ID	80627000
Website	https://zilair.bashkortostan.ru/

History

The district was established in 1930.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2010 Census):^{[citation needed]}

• Bashkirs: 56.5%
• Tatars: 3.2%
• Russians: 36.2%
• Chuvash: 2.8%
• other ethnicities: 1.3%

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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