Argayashsky District
| Argayashsky District Аргаяшский район (Russian) |
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 Location of Argayashsky District on the map of Chelyabinsk Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 55°29′19″N 60°52′38″E / 55.48861°N 60.87722°ECoordinates: 55°29′19″N 60°52′38″E / 55.48861°N 60.87722°E | |
 Argazi Reservoir, Argayashsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of October 2012) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Argayash |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| selsoviet | 12 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 85 |
| Municipal structure (as of October 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Argayashky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 12 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,791 km2 (1,078 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 41,387 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 14.83/km2 (38.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
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Argayashsky District (Russian: Аргая́шский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 2,791 square kilometers (1,078 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Argayash. Population: 41,387 (2010 Census); 42,808 (2002 Census);43,733 (1989 Census). The population of Argayash accounts for 24.3% of the district's total population.
The district was part of the Bashkir Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic until 1934, and together with neighboring Kunashaksky District, formed the exclave Argayash Canton. The two districts were added to Chelyabinsk Oblast as the Argayash National Okrug, which itself only survived until November 1934.
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