Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan Rural localities 96 | Country Russia Administrative center town of Buinsk Area 1,543 km² | |
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Buinsky District (Russian: Буинский райо́н; Tatar: Буа районы) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the republic. The area of the district is 1,543 square kilometers (596 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Buinsk (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 25,101 (2010 Census); 27,800 (2002 Census); 46,664 (1989 Census).
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Map of Buinsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Buinsky District is one of the forty-three in the republic. The town of Buinsk serves as its administrative center, 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 Buinsky Municipal District, with the town of republic significance of Buinsk being incorporated within it as Buinsk Urban Settlement.