Arkhangelsky District

Arkhangelsky District (Russian: Арха́нгельский райо́н; Bashkir: Архангел районы, Arxangel rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 2,422 square kilometers (935 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Arkhangelskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,514, with the population of Arkhangelskoye accounting for 31.4% of that number.

Arkhangelsky District
Архангельский район
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirАрхангел районы
Askynskaya ice cave, Arkhangelsky District
Location of Arkhangelsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°32′N 56°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930
Administrative centerArkhangelskoye
Area
  Total2,422 km2 (935 sq mi)
Population
  Total18,514
  Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities71 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asArkhangelsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80603000
Websitehttp://www.arh-raion.ru
Population of Arkhangelsky District
2010 Census18,514
2002 Census20,165
1989 Census20,720
1979 Census24,825
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