Ishimbaysky District (; ) 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

Republic of Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia between the Volga, Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to th ...

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. It is located in the southern central part of the republic and borders with

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in the north,

Beloretsky District Beloretsky District (; , ''Beloret rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is locat ...

in the northeast,

Burzyansky District Burzyansky District (; , ''Böryän rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is loca ...

in the east and southeast,

Meleuzovsky District Meleuzovsky District (; , ''Mäläwez rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Bashkortostan, fif ...

in the south, and with

Sterlitamaksky District Sterlitamaksky District (; , ''Stärletamaq rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Bashkortosta ...

in the west. The area of the district is .Official website of Ishimbaysky District
General Information About the District
Its

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is the

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Ishimbay Ishimbay (; ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the banks of the Belaya River (Kama), Belaya and Tayruk Rivers, south of Ufa. Population: Administrative and municipal stat ...

(which is not administratively a part of the district). As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,042.

History

The district was established on March 20, 1937.Official website of Ishimbaysky District
Brief Historical Information

Administrative and municipal status

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

. It is divided into thirteen

selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...

s, comprising eighty-six rural localities.Resolution #391 The town of

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 Ishimbaysky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Ishimbay being incorporated within it as Ishimbay Urban Settlement.Law #126-z Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The town of Ishimbay serves as the administrative center of the municipal district as well.

Villages and localities

* Safartuy * Yar-Bishkadak

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Districts of Bashkortostan States and territories established in 1937