Coat of arms Flag Administrative center selo of Tolbazy Rural localities 137 | Selsoviets 21 Area 2,014 km² | |
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Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan | ||
Aurgazinsky District (Russian: Аургази́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ауырғазы районы; Chuvash: Авăркас районĕ) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the center of the republic and borders with Karmaskalinsky District in the north, Gafuriysky District in the east, Sterlitamaksky District in the south, and with Alsheyevsky and Davlekanovsky Districts in the west. The area of the district is 2,014 square kilometers (778 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Tolbazy. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 36,970, with the population of Tolbazy accounting for 27.4% of that number.
Contents
- Map of Aurgazinsky District Republic of Bashkortostan Russia
- Geography
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Aurgazinsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Geography
The landscape of the district is characterized by ridges and undulating plains and has deposits of gypsum and limestone and oil fields (such as Buzovyazovskoye, Tolbazinskoye, Urshakskoye, and others). The climate is continental, moderately moist, with the average annual temperature of +16 °C (61 °F) in January and +19 °C (66 °F) in July. It has an average annual rainfall of 500 millimeters (20 in), with 350 millimeters (14 in) falling during the warm period. Oak, birch, linden, and aspen forests occupy about 18% of the area and a total of 27.3% is wooded. Fauna is represented by steppe and forest species.
History
The district was established on August 20, 1930.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aurgazinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into 21 selsoviets, comprising 137 rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Aurgazinsky Municipal District. Its twenty-one selsoviets are incorporated as twenty-one rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Tolbazy serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.