Duvansky District (; , ''Dıwan rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (

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), one of the fifty-four in the

Republic of Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia between the Volga, Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to th ...

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. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with

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in the north,

Mechetlinsky District Mechetlinsky District (; , ''Mäsetle rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is lo ...

in the northeast and east,

Kiginsky District Kiginsky District (; , ''Qıyğı rayonı''; , ''Qıyğı rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortost ...

in the southeast,

Salavatsky District Salavatsky District (; , ''Salawat rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is locate ...

in the south,

Nurimanovsky District Nurimanovsky District (; , ''Nuriman rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is l ...

in the southwest,

Karaidelsky District Karaidelsky District (; , ''Qariźel rayonı''; , ''Qaraidel rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion)- one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkort ...

in the west, and with

Askinsky District Askinsky District (; , ''Asqın rayonı'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located ...

in the northwest. The area of the district is .Official website of Duvansky District
About the District
Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Mesyagutovo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,068, with the population of Mesyagutovo accounting for 35.0% of that number.

History

The district was established in 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Duvansky District is one of the fifty-four in the

. The district is divided into thirteen

selsoviet A selsoviet (; , ; ) is the shortened name for Selsky soviet, i.e., rural council (; ; ). It has three closely related meanings: *The administration (''soviet (council), soviet'') of a certain rural area. *The territorial subdivision administered ...

s, comprising forty-seven rural localities.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Duvansky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of Mesyagutovo serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Districts of Bashkortostan States and territories established in 1930