Belokataysky District (Russian: Белоката́йский райо́н; Bashkir: Балаҡатай районы, Balaqatay rayonı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[6] 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 Sverdlovsk Oblast in the north, Chelyabinsk Oblast in the east, Kiginsky District in the south, and with Mechetlinsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,037 square kilometers (1,173 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Novobelokatay.[3] As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 20,169, with the population of Novobelokatay accounting for 29.6% of that number.[4]
Belokataysky District Белокатайский район | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Bashkir | Балаҡатай районы |
 Church in Village Novobelokatay, Belokataysky District | |
 Flag .png) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Belokataysky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan | |
| Coordinates: 55°42′N 58°57′E / 55.700°N 58.950°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan[1] |
| Established | August 20, 1930[2] |
| Administrative center | Novobelokatay[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,037 km2 (1,173 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 20,169 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0% |
| • Rural | 100% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 13 Selsoviets |
| • Inhabited localities[5] | 46 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Belokataysky Municipal District[6] |
| • Municipal divisions[6] | 0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2  [7]) |
| OKTMO ID | 80610000 |
| Website | http://belokatai.ru |
| 2010 Census | 20,169[4] |
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| 2002 Census | 22,623[8] |
| 1989 Census | 21,999[9] |
| 1979 Census | 24,793[10] |
History
The district was established on August 20, 1930.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belokataysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising forty-six rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belokataysky Municipal District.[6] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Novobelokatay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[3] and municipal[6] district.
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- №ВС-22/15 24 декабря 1993 г. «Конституция Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №57-з от 4 марта 2014 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Конституцию Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Верховного Совета и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №4-22, ст.146, 1994. (#VS-22/15 December 24, 1993 Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #57-z of March 4, 2014 On Amending and Supplementing the Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
- Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №5 (251), ст. 239, 12 марта 2007 г. (Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Resolution #391 of December 29, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Resolution #61 of February 26, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
- Государственное Собрание —Курултай Республики Башкортостан. Закон №162-з от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №572-з от 17 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 2 Закона Республики Башкортостан "О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан"». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 33. Опубликован: "Республика Башкортостан", №52 (25785), 22 марта 2005 г. (State Assembly of Bashkortostan—El Kurultai. Law #162-z of December 17, 2004 On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #572-z of July 17, 2012 On Amending Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Bashkortostan "On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan". Effective as of the date established in accordance with the provisions of Article 33.).