Bakalinsky District (russian: Бакали́нский райо́н; ba, Баҡалы районы, ''Baqalı rayonı''; tt-Cyrl, Бакалы районы, ''Baqalı rayonı'') 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,

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. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with

Ilishevsky District Ilishevsky District (russian: Или́шевский райо́н; ba, Илеш районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in t ...

in the northeast, Chekmagushevsky District in the east,

Sharansky District Sharansky District (russian: Шара́нский райо́н; ba, Шаран районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in th ...

in the south, and with the

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in the west and northwest. The area of the district is .Official website of Bakalinsky District
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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Bakaly. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,776, with the population of Bakaly accounting for 33.3% of that number.

Geography

The district is located around the Bugulminskoye-Belebey Mountains sloping gently to the north in the valley of the Belaya River. The climate is continental with moderate humidity. In the elevated part of the watershed it is characterized by mixed deciduous forests, with

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, and

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. Forests cover 44% of the area and there are several oil fields, such as Mustafinskoye and Katayevskoye.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bakalinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into seventeen selsoviets, comprising ninety-six rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Bakalinsky Municipal District. Its seventeen selsoviets are incorporated as seventeen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Bakaly serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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