Chekmagushevsky District (russian: Чекмагу́шевский райо́н; ba, Саҡмағош районы) is an administrative
[Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64] and municipal
[Law #126-z] district (
raion
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), one of the
fifty-four in the
Republic of Bashkortostan,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with
Dyurtyulinsky District
Dyurtyulinsky District (russian: Дюртюли́нский райо́н; ba, Дүртөйлө районы, ') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of th ...
in the north,
Kushnarenkovsky District
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in the east,
Blagovarsky District
Blagovarsky District (russian: Благова́рский райо́н; ba, Благовар районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fi ...
in the southeast,
Buzdyaksky District
Buzdyaksky District (russian: Буздя́кский райо́н; Bashkir and tt, Бүздәк районы, ''Büzdäk rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z distri ...
in the south,
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 southwest,
Bakalinsky District
Bakalinsky District (russian: Бакали́нский райо́н; ba, Баҡалы районы, ''Baqalı rayonı''; tt-Cyrl, Бакалы районы, ''Baqalı rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, ...
in the west, and 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 northwest. The area of the district is .
[Official website of Chekmagushevsky District]
About the District
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Chekmagush.
As of the
2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,780, with the population of Chekmagush accounting for 37.0% of that number.
History
The district was established in 1930.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Chekmagushevsky District is one of the
fifty-four in the
Republic of Bashkortostan.
The district is divided into thirteen
selsoviets, comprising seventy-eight
rural localities.
[Resolution #391] As a
municipal division, the district is incorporated as Chekmagushevsky Municipal District.
Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.
The ''
selo'' of
Chekmagush serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of both the administrative
and municipal
district.
References
Notes
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Districts of Bashkortostan
States and territories established in 1930