Aurgazinsky District

Aurgazinsky District (English)
Аургазинский район (Russian)
Аурғазы районы (Bashkir)

Location of Aurgazinsky District on the map of the Republic of Bashkortostan
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Administrative status (as of 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Administrative center selo of Tolbazy[2]
Statistics
Area (2007) 2,014.03 km2 (777.62 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 36,967 inhabitants[4]
Population (2002 Census) 38,996 inhabitants[5]
- Urban population 0%
- Rural population 100%
Density 18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)[6]
Time zone YEKST (UTC+06:00)[7]
Established 1930[3]

Aurgazinsky District (Russian: Аургазинский район; Bashkir: Аурғазы районы) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the central part of the republic and borders with Karmaskalinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the east, Sterlitamaksky District in the south, and Alsheyevsky and Davlekanovsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 2,014.03 square kilometers (777.62 sq mi).[3] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolbazy.[2] District's population: 36,967 (2010 Census preliminary results);[4] 38,996 (2002 Census);[2] 39,069 (1989 Census).[8] Population of Tolbazy accounts for 26.1% of the district's population.[2]

The district was established in 1930.[3]

The district area is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, etc.) The climate is continental, moderately moist, and the average annual temperature is 16 °C (61 °F) in January and 19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during the warm period. Oak, birch, linden, and aspen forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.

References

  1. ^ Constitution, Article 64
  2. ^ a b c d Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  3. ^ a b c d Территориальный орган федеральной службы государственной статистики по Республике Башкортостан. Аургазинский район (Russian)
  4. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  5. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  6. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  8. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

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