Dyurtyuli (; , ''Dürtöylö'') is a
town
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in the
Republic of Bashkortostan
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,
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the
Belaya River northwest of
Ufa. Population:
Etymology
In the
Tatar and
Bashkir languages, the name of the town means "four houses".
History
The first mention of the town was in 1795.
Urban-type settlement
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status was granted to it in 1964; town status was granted in 1989.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Dyurtyuli serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Dyurtyulinsky District,
even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #391] As an administrative division, it is, together with the
village
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of
Argamak, incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Dyurtyuli—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Duyrtyuli is incorporated within Dyurtyulinsky Municipal District as Dyurtyuli Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-z]
Demographics
As of the 2002 Census, the ethnic composition of the town was:
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Tatars
Tatars ( )[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
: 64.9%
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Bashkirs
The Bashkirs ( , ) or Bashkorts (, ; , ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group indigenous to Russia. They are concentrated in Bashkortostan, a Republics of Russia, republic of the Russian Federation and in the broader historical region of B ...
: 22.5%
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Russians
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: 9.7%
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Mari: 1.6%
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
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Official website of Dyurtyuli Dyurtyuli Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Bashkortostan