Birsk (russian: Бирск; ba, Бөрө, ''Börö''; tt-Cyrl, Бөре, ''Böre'') is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Republic of Bashkortostan
The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of the
Belaya River, from
Ufa
Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital city, capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Ufa River, Ufa rivers, in the centre-n ...
, the
capital
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of the republic. Population:
History
Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919 it was part of
Ufa Governorate
Ufa Governorate (russian: Уфи́мская губе́рния, ba, Өфө губернаһы, ''Öfö gubernahı'') was a governorate of the Russian Empire with its capital in the city Ufa. It was created in 1865 by separation from Orenburg Go ...
.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Birsk serves as the
administrative center
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of
Birsky District
Birsky District (russian: Би́рский райо́н; ba, Бөрө районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republi ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #391] As an administrative division, it is, together with two
rural localities, incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Birsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Birsk is incorporated within Birsky Municipal District as Birsk Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-z]
Demographics
Ethnic composition:
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Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
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: 57%
*
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : 19.2%
*
Bashkirs
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, population = approx. 2 million
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: 10.9%
*
Mari: 10.7%
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of BirskBirsk Business DirectoryOfficial website of Birsk State Social-Pedagogic Academy
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Cities and towns in Bashkortostan
Birsky Uyezd
Populated places established in 1663
1663 establishments in Russia