Birsk

Birsk (English) Бирск (Russian) Бөрө (Bashkir)
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Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia
Birsk Location of Birsk in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°25′N 55°32′E / 55.417°N 55.533°E / 55.417; 55.533Coordinates: 55°25′N 55°32′E / 55.417°N 55.533°E / 55.417; 55.533

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of March 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Administratively subordinated to	town of republic significance of Birsk
Administrative center of	Birsky District, town of republic significance of Birsk
Municipal status (as of February 2012)
Municipal district	Birsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Birsk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Birsky Municipal District, Birsk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	41,635 inhabitants
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded	1663
Town status since	1781
Postal code(s)	452450-452453, 452455, 452459
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Birsk (Russian: Бирск; Bashkir: Бөрө, Börö) is a town the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, 102 kilometers (63 mi) from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: 41,635 (2010 Census);39,992 (2002 Census);34,881 (1989 Census).

Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Birsk serves as the administrative center of Birsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Birsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Birsk is incorporated within Birsky Municipal District as Birsk Urban Settlement.