Sterlitamaksky District Стерлитамакский район (Russian) Стәрлетамаҡ районы (Bashkir) |
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Location of Sterlitamaksky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
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Coordinates: 53°38′N 55°57′E / 53.633°N 55.950°ECoordinates: 53°38′N 55°57′E / 53.633°N 55.950°E | |
Mosque "Sufi", Sterlitamaksky District |
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Location | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
Administrative structure (as of February 2013) | |
Administrative center | city of Sterlitamak |
Administrative divisions: | |
Selsoviets | 20 |
Inhabited localities: | |
Rural localities | 111 |
Municipal structure (as of July 2012) | |
Municipally incorporated as | Sterlitamaksky Municipal District |
Municipal divisions: | |
Urban settlements | 0 |
Rural settlements | 20 |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,216 km2 (856 sq mi) |
Population (2010 Census) | 40,325 inhabitants |
• Urban | 0% |
• Rural | 100% |
Density | 18.2/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
Established | August 20, 1930 |
Official website | |
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2010 Census | 40,325 |
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2002 Census | 37,699 |
1989 Census | 33,461 |
1979 Census | 32,539 |
Sterlitamaksky District (Russian: Стерлитама́кский райо́н; Bashkir: Стәрлетамаҡ 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 Aurgazinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the northeast, Ishimbaysky District in the east and southeast, Meleuzovsky District in the south, Sterlibashevsky District in the southwest, Miyakinsky District in the west, and with Alsheyevsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 2,216 square kilometers (856 sq mi). Its administrative center is the city of Sterlitamak (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 40,325.
The district was established on August 20, 1930.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sterlitamaksky District is one of the fifty-four in the republic. It is divided into 20 selsoviets, comprising 111 rural localities. The city of Sterlitamak serves as its administrative center, despite being incorporated separately as a city of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.