Aurgazinsky District
| Aurgazinsky District Аургазинский район (Russian) Ауырғазы районы (Bashkir) Авăркас районĕ (Chuvash) |
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.svg) Location of Aurgazinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
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| Coordinates: 54°00′N 55°54′E / 54.000°N 55.900°ECoordinates: 54°00′N 55°54′E / 54.000°N 55.900°E | |
 Village Arslanovo, Aurgazinsky District |
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| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
| Administrative structure (as of February 2013) | |
| Administrative center | selo of Tolbazy |
| Administrative divisions: | |
| Selsoviets | 21 |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Rural localities | 137 |
| Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Aurgazinsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 0 |
| Rural settlements | 21 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,014 km2 (778 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 36,970 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Density | 18.36/km2 (47.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Established | August 20, 1930 |
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| 2010 Census | 36,970 |
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| 2002 Census | 38,996 |
| 1989 Census | 39,069 |
| 1979 Census | 47,213 |
Aurgazinsky District (Russian: Аургази́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ауырғазы районы; Chuvash: Авăркас районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Karmaskalinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the east, Sterlitamaksky District in the south, and with Alsheyevsky and Davlekanovsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 2,014 square kilometers (778 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolbazy. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,970, with the population of Tolbazy accounting for 27.4% of that number.
The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental, moderately moist, with the average annual temperature of +16 °C (61 °F) in January and +19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during the warm period. Oak, birch, linden, and aspen forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.
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