Sharansky District (russian: Шара́нский райо́н; ba, Шаран районы) 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 west of the republic and borders with

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 northwest and north,

Chekmagushevsky District Chekmagushevsky District (russian: Чекмагу́шевский райо́н; ba, Саҡмағош районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of ...

in the northeast,

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 southeast,

Tuymazinsky District Tuymazinsky District (russian: Туймази́нский райо́н; ba, Туймазы районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fift ...

in the south, and with the

Republic of Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Sharansky District
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Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Sharan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,514, with the population of Sharan accounting for 26.3% of that number.

History

The district was established on January 31, 1935, when it was split from

Administrative and municipal status

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

. The district is divided into 13

selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

s, comprising 103 rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Sharansky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Sharan serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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