Aurgazinsky District

Aurgazinsky District (Russian: Аургази́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ауырғазы районы, Awırğazı rayonı; Tatar: Авыргазы районы, Awırğazı rayonı; Chuvash: Авăркас районӗ, Avărkas rayonĕ) 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 center of the republic and borders Karmaskalinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the east, Sterlitamaksky District in the south, and with Alsheyevsky and Davlekanovsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 2,014 square kilometers (778 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolbazy.^[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,970, with the population of Tolbazy accounting for 27.4% of that number.^[4]

Aurgazinsky District Аургазинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Ауырғазы районы
• Chuvash	Авăркас районӗ
Village Arslanovo, Aurgazinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aurgazinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°00′N 55°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	August 20, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Tolbazy[3]
Area [2]
• Total	2,014 km2 (778 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	36,970
• Density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	21 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[5]	137 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Aurgazinsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 21 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
OKTMO ID	80605000
Website	http://aurgazinsky.ru

Population of Aurgazinsky District

2010 Census	36,970[4]
2002 Census	38,996[8]
1989 Census	39,069[9]
1979 Census	47,213[10]

Geography

The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental and moderately moist, with an average annual temperature of −16 °C (3 °F) in January and 19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during summer. Oak, birch, linden and aspen forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aurgazinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.^[1] The district is divided into 21 selsoviets, comprising 137 rural localities.^[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aurgazinsky Municipal District.^[6] Its twenty-one selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-one rural settlements within the municipal district.^[6] The selo of Tolbazy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[3] and municipal^[6] district.