Kugarchinsky District

Kugarchinsky District (Russian: Кугарчи́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Күгәрсен районы, romanized: Kügärsen rayonı) is an administrative^[1] and municipal^[7] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic and borders Meleuzovsky District in the north, Burzyansky District in the northeast, Zilairsky District in the east, Zianchurinsky District in the south, Orenburg Oblast in the southwest, and Kuyurgazinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,371 square kilometers (1,302 sq mi).^[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Mrakovo.^[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,444, with the population of Mrakovo accounting for 27.6% of that number.^[4]

Kugarchinsky District Кугарчинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Күгәрсен районы
The village of Verkhnebikkuzino in Kugarchinsky District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kugarchinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 52°43′N 56°38′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan[1]
Established	August 20, 1930[2]
Administrative center	Mrakovo[3]
Area [2]
• Total	3,400 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	31,444
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	28,277 (−10.1%)
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Urban	0%
• Rural	100%
Administrative structure
• Administrative divisions	20 Selsoviets
• Inhabited localities[6]	113 rural localities
Municipal structure
• Municipally incorporated as	Kugarchinsky Municipal District[7]
• Municipal divisions[7]	0 urban settlements, 20 rural settlements
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [8])
OKTMO ID	80638000
Website	https://admkugarchi.bashkortostan.ru

Population of Kugarchinsky District

2010 Census	31,444[4]
2002 Census	34,203[9]
1989 Census	31,638[10]
1979 Census	34,312[11]

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kugarchinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.^[1] The district is divided into 20 selsoviets, comprising 113 rural localities.^[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Kugarchinsky Municipal District.^[7] Its twenty selsoviets are incorporated as twenty rural settlements within the municipal district.^[7] The selo of Mrakovo serves as the administrative center of both the administrative^[3] and municipal^[7] district.

Notable people

• Murtaza Rakhimov (b. 1934), first President of the Republic of Bashkortostan