Uchalinsky District (russian: Учали́нский райо́н; ba, Учалы 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 east of the republic and borders with

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in the north, east, and south,

Abzelilovsky District Abzelilovsky District (russian: Абзели́ловский райо́н; ba, Әбйәлил районы, ''Äbyälil rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district ...

in the south, and with

Beloretsky District Beloretsky District (russian: Белоре́цкий район; ba, Белорет районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four ...

in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Uchalinsky District
About the District: History. Nature
Its

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is the

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of Uchaly (which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 35,480.

History

In 1824 the tsar Alexander I visited the deposit Tashkutargan which was later named the «Tsarevo-Alexander gold-field» in his honour. They say that following his accompanies’ advice he went down to the mine, got 22 poods of sand and «discovered» a nugget weighing more than three kilograms and took it as a souvenir. The Tsarevo-Alexander gold-field gave 6,400 kg of gold within 18 years. Nikifor Sutkin, a serf, found the largest nugget of gold weighing 36 kg. It was sent to St. Petersburg. Now it is known as the «Large Triangle» and kept in the Diamond Fund of the former Soviet Union.Separating Europe from Asia
/ref> The district was established in 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. It is divided into eighteen

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 eighty-seven rural localities.Resolution #391 The town of Uchaly serves as its

, despite being incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Uchalinsky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Uchaly being incorporated within it as Uchaly Urban Settlement.Law #126-z Its eighteen selsoviets are incorporated as eighteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Uchaly serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.

Demographics

In terms of ethnic composition, as of the 2010 Census 64.3% of the population were

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, 15.9% were

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, and 18.2% were

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, with 1.6% accounting for other ethnicities.

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