Mishkinsky District (russian: Ми́шкинский райо́н; ba, Мишкә районы, ''Mişkä rayonı''; mhr, Мишкан кундем, ''Miškan kundem'') 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

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

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in the west and north, Baltachevsky District in the north, Karaidelsky District in the east,

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in the southeast, and with Birsky District in the south and southwest. The area of the district is .Official website of Mishkinsky District
About the District
Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Mishkino. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,318, with the population of Mishkino accounting for 23.8% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1930. It has a large Mari population - 80% .

Administrative and municipal status

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

. The district is divided into fourteen

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s, comprising seventy-seven rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mishkinsky Municipal District. Its fourteen selsoviets are incorporated as fourteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Mishkino serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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