Aurgazinsky District (russian: Аургази́нский райо́н; ba, Ауырғазы районы; cv, Авăркас районӗ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (

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), one of the fifty-four in the

Republic of Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

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. It is located in the center of the republic and borders

Karmaskalinsky District Karmaskalinsky District (russian: Кармаскали́нский райо́н; ba, Ҡырмыҫҡалы районы, ''Qırmıśqalı rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLa ...

in the north,

Gafuriysky District Gafuriysky District (russian: Гафури́йский райо́н; ba, Ғафури районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-fou ...

in the east,

Sterlitamaksky District Sterlitamaksky District (russian: Стерлитама́кский райо́н; ba, Стәрлетамаҡ районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), ...

in the south, and with Alsheyevsky and

Davlekanovsky District Davlekanovsky District (russian: Давлека́новский райо́н; ba, Дәүләкән районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of t ...

s in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Aurgazinsky District
About the Municipality
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Tolbazy. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,970, with the population of Tolbazy accounting for 27.4% of that number.

Geography

The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of

gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, blackboard or sidewalk chalk, and drywall. ...

and

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental and moderately moist, with an average annual temperature of in January and in July. It has an average annual rainfall of , with falling during summer.

Oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 ...

, linden and

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forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aurgazinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the

. The district is divided into 21

selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

s, comprising 137 rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aurgazinsky Municipal District. Its twenty-one selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-one rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Tolbazy serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Districts of Bashkortostan States and territories established in 1930