Kiginsky District
District in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiginsky District (Russian: Киги́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ҡыйғы районы, Qıyğı rayonı; Tatar: Кыйгы районы, Qıyğı rayonı) 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 northeast of the republic and borders with Mechetlinsky and Belokataysky Districts in the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast in the east and southeast, Salavatsky District in the south and southwest, and with Duvansky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,688 square kilometers (652 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhniye Kigi.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,137, with the population of Verkhniye Kigi accounting for 34.7% of that number.[4]
Kiginsky District
Кигинский район | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Bashkir | Ҡыйғы районы |
Coordinates: 55°24′N 58°36′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan[1] |
Established | August 20, 1930[2] |
Administrative center | Verkhniye Kigi[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 1,688 km2 (652 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,137 |
• Estimate (2018)[5] | 17,023 (−11%) |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Administrative structure | |
• Administrative divisions | 9 Selsoviets |
• Inhabited localities[6] | 39 rural localities |
Municipal structure | |
• Municipally incorporated as | Kiginsky Municipal District[7] |
• Municipal divisions[7] | 0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8]) |
OKTMO ID | 80636000 |
Website | http://www.kigiadm.ru |
2010 Census | 19,137[4] |
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2002 Census | 19,825[9] |
1989 Census | 18,897[10] |
1979 Census | 20,539[11] |