Mechetlinsky District (russian: Мечетли́нский райо́н; ba, Мәсетле районы, ''Mäsetle 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

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

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in the north, Belokataysky District in the east, Kiginsky District in the southeast, and with Duvansky District in the south and west. The area of the district is .Official website of Mechetlinsky District
About the District
Its

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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of

Bolsheustyikinskoye Bolsheustyikinskoye (russian: Большеустьики́нское; ba, Оло Ыҡтамаҡ, ''Olo Iqtamaq'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative centre of Mechetlinsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located n ...

. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 25,032, with the population of Bolsheustyikinskoye accounting for 31.3% of that number.

History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

Administrative and municipal status

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

. The district is divided into twelve

selsoviet Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...

s, comprising forty-nine

rural localities In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are des ...

.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Mechetlinsky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The '' selo'' of

serves as the

of both the administrative and municipal district.

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