Ishimbaysky District

Ishimbaysky District (Russian: Ишимба́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Ишембай районы, romanized: İşembay rayonı) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[8] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the republic and borders with Gafuriysky District in the north, Beloretsky District in the northeast, Burzyansky District in the east and southeast, Meleuzovsky District in the south, and with Sterlitamaksky District in the west. The area of the district is 4,006 square kilometers (1,547 sq mi).^[4] Its administrative center is the town of Ishimbay^[3] (which is not administratively a part of the district).^[7] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,042.^[5]

Ishimbaysky District Ишимбайский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Ишембай районы
The Kalim-uskan Rock with the Salavat Yulayev Cave is a natural monument located in Ishimbaysky District
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Location of Ishimbaysky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 53.477°N 56.512°E / 53.477; 56.512
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	March 20, 1937[2]
Administrative center	Ishimbay[3]
Area [4]
• Total	4,006 km2 (1,547 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	25,042
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	87,282 (+248.5%)
• Density	6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	13 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[7]	86 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Ishimbaysky Municipal District[8]
• Municipal divisions[8]	1 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [9])
OKTMO ID	80631000
Website	http://www.ishimbaimr.ru

Population of Ishimbaysky District

2010 Census	25,042[5]
2002 Census	25,610[10]
1989 Census	25,499[11]
1979 Census	33,429[12]

History

The district was established on March 20, 1937.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ishimbaysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.^[1] It is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising eighty-six rural localities.^[7] The town of Ishimbay serves as its administrative center,^[3] despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[7]

As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Ishimbaysky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Ishimbay being incorporated within it as Ishimbay Urban Settlement.^[8] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.^[8] The town of Ishimbay serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.^[8]

Villages and localities

• Safartuy
• Yar-Bishkadak

Gallery

Sunrise on the Zigan River	Lake near Urazbayevo village	Rural road	Hauaze rocks