Yermekeyevsky District

Yermekeyevsky District (Russian: Ермеке́евский райо́н; Bashkir: Йәрмәкәй районы, Yärmäkäy rayonı; Tatar: Ярмәкәй районы, Yarmäkäy rayonı) 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 west of the republic and borders with Tuymazinsky District in the north, Belebeyevsky District in the east, Bizhbulyaksky District in the southeast, and with Orenburg Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in the west. The area of the district is 1,437 square kilometers (555 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Yermekeyevo.^[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 17,162, with the population of Yermekeyevo accounting for 22.9% of that number.^[4]

Yermekeyevsky District Ермекеевский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Йәрмәкәй районы
Sharlama, Yermekeyevsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Yermekeyevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°05′N 53°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	January 31, 1935[2]
Administrative center	Yermekeyevo[3]
Area [2]
• Total	1,437 km2 (555 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	17,162
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	13 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[5]	51 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Yermekeyevsky Municipal District[6]
• Municipal divisions[6]	0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
OKTMO ID	80625000
Website	http://www.ermekeevo-rb.ru

Population of Yermekeyevsky District

2010 Census	17,162[4]
2002 Census	18,205[8]
1989 Census	18,182[9]
1979 Census	22,435[10]

History

The district was established on January 31, 1935.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

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