Zilairsky District (russian: Зилаи́рский райо́н; ba, Йылайыр 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 south of the republic and borders with

Burzyansky District Burzyansky District (russian: Бурзя́нский райо́н; ba, Бөрйән районы) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four ...

in the north,

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 administrativ ...

in the east, Khaybullinsky District in the southeast and south,

Zianchurinsky District Zianchurinsky District (russian: Зианчу́ринский райо́н; ba, Ейәнсура районы, ''Yeyänsura rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z dist ...

in the southwest and west, and with Kugarchinsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Zilair. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,590, with the population of Zilair accounting for 33.7% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. The district is divided into thirteen

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 fifty-seven rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zilairsky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Zilair serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

Demographics

Ethnic composition (as of the 2010 Census): *

Bashkirs , native_name_lang = bak , flag = File:Bashkirs of Baymak rayon.jpg , flag_caption = Bashkirs of Baymak in traditional dress , image = , caption = , population = approx. 2 million , popplace ...

: 56.5% *

Tatars The Tatars ()Tatar
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

: 3.2% *

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

: 36.2% * Chuvash: 2.8% *other ethnicities: 1.3%

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Districts of Bashkortostan States and territories established in 1930