Burzyansky District

Burzyansky District (Russian: Бурзя́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Бөрйән районы, Böryän rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Beloretsky District in the north, Abzelilovsky District in the east, Baymaksky District in the southeast, Zilairsky District in the south, Kugarchinsky District in the southwest, Meleuzovsky District in the west, and with Ishimbaysky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 4,444 square kilometers (1,716 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Starosubkhangulovo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,698, with the population of Starosubkhangulovo accounting for 27.6% of that number.

Burzyansky District
Бурзянский район
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirБөрйән районы
Muradymovskoe gorge, Burzyansky District
Location of Burzyansky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 53°06′N 57°26′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930 (first)
November 4, 1965 (second)
Administrative centerStarosubkhangulovo
Area
  Total4,444 km2 (1,716 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,698
  Density3.8/km2 (9.7/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities34 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asBurzyansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80619000
Websitehttp://www.burzyan.ru
Population of Burzyansky District
2010 Census16,698
2002 Census16,839
1989 Census14,072
1979 Census13,955
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