Gafuriysky District

Gafuriysky District Гафурийский район (Russian) Ғафури районы (Bashkir)
Location of Gafuriysky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 53°54′N 56°28′E / 53.900°N 56.467°E / 53.900; 56.467Coordinates: 53°54′N 56°28′E / 53.900°N 56.467°E / 53.900; 56.467
View of Mambet Rock, Gafuriysky District

Coat of arms	Flag
Location
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Administrative structure (as of February 2013)
Administrative center	selo of Krasnousolsky
Administrative divisions:
Selsoviets	16
Inhabited localities:
Rural localities	95
Municipal structure (as of July 2012)
Municipally incorporated as	Gafuriysky Municipal District
Municipal divisions:
Urban settlements	0
Rural settlements	16
Statistics
Area	3,038.02 km² (1,172.99 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)	33,869 inhabitants
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Density	11.15/km² (28.9/sq mi)
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Established	1930
Previous names	Krasnousolsky District (until 1940)
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Gafuriysky District (Russian: Гафури́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Ғафури районы) 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 Arkhangelsky District in the north, Beloretsky District in the east, Ishimbaysky District in the south, Sterlitamaksky District in the southwest, Aurgazinsky District in the west, and with Karmaskalinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,038.02 square kilometers (1,172.99 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Krasnousolsky. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 33,869, with the population of Krasnousolsky accounting for 35.4% of that number.

The district was established in 1930 as Krasnousolsky District (Красноусольский район). It was given its present name in 1940.

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