Mishkinsky District (; , ''Mişkä rayonı''; , ''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

Burayevsky District Burayevsky District (; , ''Boray 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 located ...

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

Karaidelsky District Karaidelsky District (; , ''Qariźel rayonı''; , ''Qaraidel 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 Bashkort ...

in the east,

Blagoveshchensky District Blagoveshchensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "blagovesheniye" (good news (Christianity), good news). *Blagoveshchensky District, Al ...

in the southeast, and with

Birsky District Birsky District (; ,''Börö rayonı''; , ''Pürö kundem''; , ''Böre 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 o ...

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

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(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

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