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Chekmagushevsky District

Chekmagushevsky District
Чекмагушевский район (Russian)
Саҡмағош районы (Bashkir)
Location of Chekmagushevskiy rayon (Bashkortostan).svg
Location of Chekmagushevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°08′N 54°39′E / 55.133°N 54.650°E / 55.133; 54.650Coordinates: 55°08′N 54°39′E / 55.133°N 54.650°E / 55.133; 54.650
Starokalmashevo view from Moslem cemetery.jpg
View of Starokalmashevo, Chekmagushevsky District
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Flag of Chekmagush rayon (Bashkortostan).png
Coat of arms
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan
Administrative structure (as of February 2013)
Administrative center selo of Chekmagush
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets 13
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities 78
Municipal structure (as of July 2012)
Municipally incorporated as Chekmagushevsky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements 0
Rural settlements 13
Statistics
Area 1,692 km2 (653 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 30,780 inhabitants
• Urban 0%
• Rural 100%
Density 18.19/km2 (47.1/sq mi)
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Established 1930
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Population of Chekmagushevsky District
2010 Census 30,780
2002 Census 33,031
1989 Census 32,738
1979 Census 39,542

Chekmagushevsky District (Russian: Чекмагу́шевский райо́н; Bashkir: Саҡмағош районы) is an administrative and municipal 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 Dyurtyulinsky District in the north, Kushnarenkovsky District in the east, Blagovarsky District in the southeast, Buzdyaksky District in the south, Sharansky District in the southwest, Bakalinsky District in the west, and with Ilishevsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,692 square kilometers (653 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chekmagush. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,780, with the population of Chekmagush accounting for 37.0% of that number.

The district was established in 1930.

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


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