Baymak (russian: Баймак; ba, Баймаҡ, ''Baymaq'') 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 in the upper streams of the
Tanalyk River
The Tanalyk (russian: Таналык; ba, Таналыҡ, ''Tanalıq''), is a river in Bashkortostan and Orenburg Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Ural.Ural
Ural may refer to:
*Ural (region), in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural Mountains, in Russia and Kazakhstan
*Ural (river), in Russia and Kazakhstan
* Ual (tool), a mortar tool used by the Bodo people of India
*Ural Federal District, in Russia
*Ural econ ...
's
basin) south of
Ufa
Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...
. Population:
History
It was founded in 1913; town status was granted to it in 1938.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Baymak serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Baymaksky District
Baymaksky District (russian: Байма́кский райо́н; ba, Баймаҡ районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four i ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Baymak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Baymak is incorporated within Baymaksky Municipal District as Baymak Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-z]
Demographics
Ethnic composition:
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Bashkirs
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, population = approx. 2 million
, popplace ...
: 69.8%
*
Russians
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118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate)
, region1 =
, pop1 ...
: 23.1%
*
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different : 5.1%
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of BaymakDirectory of organizations in Baymak
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Bashkortostan
Populated places established in 1913
1913 establishments in the Russian Empire