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Belokataysky District

Belokataysky District
Белокатайский район (Russian)
Балаҡатай районы (Bashkir)
Location of Belokatayskiy rayon (Bashkortostan).svg
Location of Belokataysky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°42′N 58°57′E / 55.700°N 58.950°E / 55.700; 58.950Coordinates: 55°42′N 58°57′E / 55.700°N 58.950°E / 55.700; 58.950
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Church in Village Novobelokatay, Belokataysky District
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Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan
Administrative structure (as of February 2013)
Administrative center selo of Novobelokatay
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 13
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 46
Municipal structure (as of July 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Belokataysky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 13
Statistics
Area 3,037 km2 (1,173 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 20,169 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 6.64/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Established August 20, 1930
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Population of Belokataysky District
2010 Census 20,169
2002 Census 22,623
1989 Census 21,999
1979 Census 24,793

Belokataysky District (Russian: Белоката́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Балаҡатай районы) is an administrative and municipal 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, Chelyabinsk Oblast in the east, Kiginsky District in the south, and with Mechetlinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,037 square kilometers (1,173 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novobelokatay. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,169, with the population of Novobelokatay accounting for 29.6% of that number.

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belokataysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising forty-six rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belokataysky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Novobelokatay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.


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