Sterlibashevsky District Стерлибашевский район (Russian) Стәрлебаш районы (Bashkir) |
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Location of Sterlibashevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
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Coordinates: 53°26′N 55°16′E / 53.433°N 55.267°ECoordinates: 53°26′N 55°16′E / 53.433°N 55.267°E | |
Thickets of steppe cherry, Sterlibashevsky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
Administrative structure (as of February 2013) | |
Administrative center | selo of Sterlibashevo |
Administrative divisions: | |
Selsoviets | 15 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 69 |
Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Sterlibashevsky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 15 |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,609 km2 (621 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 20,217 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 12.56/km2 (32.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Established | August 20, 1930 (first); March 3, 1964 (second) |
Previous names | Karagushevsky District (until February 20, 1932) |
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2010 Census | 20,217 |
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2002 Census | 22,007 |
1989 Census | 21,599 |
1979 Census | 26,573 |
Sterlibashevsky District (Russian: Стерлиба́шевский райо́н; Bashkir: Стәрлебаш 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 Miyakinsky District in the north, Sterlitamaksky District in the northeast and east, Meleuzovsky District in the southeast, Fyodorovsky District in the south, and with Orenburg Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,609 square kilometers (621 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sterlibashevo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,217, with the population of Sterlibashevo accounting for 29.3% of that number.
The district was established on August 20, 1930 as Karagushevsky District (Карагушевский район) with the administrative center in the selo of Karagushevo. On February 20, 1932, the administrative center was moved to Sterlibashevo, and the district was consequently renamed Sterlibashevsky. On February 1, 1963, the district was split between Sterlitamaksky and Meleuzovsky Rural Districts, but was restored on March 3, 1964.