Ishimbay (; ) is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
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 ...
,
Russia
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, located on the banks of the
Belaya and
Tayruk Rivers, south of
Ufa. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Ishimbay serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Ishimbaysky District
Ishimbaysky District (; ) is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 64 and municipalLaw #126-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Bashkortostan, fifty-four in the Republic ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #391] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of republic significance of Ishimbay—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 Ishimbay is incorporated within Ishimbaysky Municipal District as Ishimbay Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-z]
Geography
Climate
The climate of Ishimbay is continental with the average annual temperature being , ranging from in January to in July.
Demographics
Ethnic composition:
*
Russians
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: 51.7% (34 080)
*
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 ...
: 28.4% (18 990)
*
Tatars
Tatars ( )[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...
: 14.9% (8976)
*others: 5% (3315)
Economy
Bashneft has one of its offices located in Ishimbay.
Industrial production is represented by factories producing tracked articulated, all-terrain carrier (engineering company "Vityaz"), drilling equipment (Ishimbayskiy Machine Works), remote manipulators (INMAN, belongs
Palfinger
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).
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of IshimbayIshimbay Business Directory
{{Authority control
Ufa Governorate
Cities and towns in Bashkortostan