Mechetlinsky District

Mechetlinsky District (Russian: Мечетли́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Мәсетле районы, Mäsetle 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 Sverdlovsk Oblast in the north, Belokataysky District in the east, Kiginsky District in the southeast, and with Duvansky District in the south and west. The area of the district is 1,556.67 square kilometers (601.03 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bolsheustyikinskoye.^[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,032, with the population of Bolsheustyikinskoye accounting for 31.3% of that number.^[4]

Mechetlinsky District Мечетлинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Мәсетле районы
P-350 Near Lemez-Tamak, Mechetlinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mechetlinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°57′N 58°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	August 20, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Bolsheustyikinskoye[3]
Area [2]
• Total	1,557 km2 (601 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	25,032
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	22,706 (−9.3%)
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	12 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[6]	49 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Mechetlinsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8])
OKTMO ID	80642000
Website	https://mechetly.bashkortostan.ru/

Population of Mechetlinsky District

2010 Census	25,032[4]
2002 Census	25,604[9]
1989 Census	23,716[10]
1979 Census	25,492[11]

History

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

Administrative and municipal status

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