Kiginsky District

Kiginsky District (Russian: Киги́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Ҡыйғы районы, Qıyğı rayonı; Tatar: Кыйгы районы, Qıyğı rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the republic and borders with Mechetlinsky and Belokataysky Districts in the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast in the east and southeast, Salavatsky District in the south and southwest, and with Duvansky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,688 square kilometers (652 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Verkhniye Kigi. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 19,137, with the population of Verkhniye Kigi accounting for 34.7% of that number.

Kiginsky District
Кигинский район
District
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirҠыйғы районы
Sokolinaya Forest, Kiginsky District
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Location of Kiginsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°24′N 58°36′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930
Administrative centerVerkhniye Kigi
Area
 • Total1,688 km2 (652 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total19,137
 • Estimate 
(2018)
17,023 (−11%)
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions9 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities39 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asKiginsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80636000
Websitehttp://www.kigiadm.ru
Population of Kiginsky District
2010 Census19,137
2002 Census19,825
1989 Census18,897
1979 Census20,539
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