Mechetlinsky District

Mechetlinsky District
Мечетлинский район
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirМәсетле районы
P-350 Near Lemez-Tamak, Mechetlinsky District
Location of Mechetlinsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°57′N 58°16′E / 55.950°N 58.267°E / 55.950; 58.267
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
EstablishedAugust 20, 1930
Administrative centerBolsheustyikinskoye
Area
  Total
1,557 km2 (601 sq mi)
Population
  Total
25,032
  Estimate 
(2018)
22,706 (−9.3%)
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions12 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities49 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asMechetlinsky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 12 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80642000
Websitehttps://mechetly.bashkortostan.ru/
Population of Mechetlinsky District
2010 Census25,032
2002 Census25,604
1989 Census23,716
1979 Census25,492

Mechetlinsky District (Russian: Мечетли́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Мәсетле районы, Mäsetle rayonı) is an administrative and municipal 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, 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 1,556.67 square kilometers (601.03 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Bolsheustyikinskoye. 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.