Ilishevsky District

Ilishevsky District (Russian: Или́шевский райо́н; Bashkir: Илеш районы, İleş 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 northwest of the republic and borders with Krasnokamsky District in the north, Dyurtyulinsky District in the east, Chekmagushevsky District in the southeast and south, Bakalinsky District in the southwest, and with the Republic of Tatarstan in the west. The area of the district is 1,980.53 square kilometers (764.69 sq mi).^[4] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhneyarkeyevo.^[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 34,654, with the population of Verkhneyarkeyevo accounting for 28.0% of that number.^[5]

Ilishevsky District Илишевский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Илеш районы
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ilishevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°27′N 54°19′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	January 31, 1935[2]
Administrative center	Verkhneyarkeyevo[3]
Area [4]
• Total	1,980.53 km2 (764.69 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	34,654
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	22 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[6]	87 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Ilishevsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 urban settlements, 22 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8])
OKTMO ID	80630000
Website	https://ilesh.bashkortostan.ru/

Population of Ilishevsky District

2010 Census	34,654[5]
2002 Census	36,281[9]
1989 Census	36,046[10]
1979 Census	42,684[11]

History

The district was established on January 31, 1935 from the parts of Bakalinsky, Chekmagushevsky, and Dyurtyulinsky Districts.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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