Bashkortostan

republic and federal subject of Russia

The Republic of Bashkortostan (Russian: Республика Башкортостан tr. Respublika Bashkortostan, Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы, tr. Bashqortostan Respublikahy), [a] also called Bashkiria (Russian: Башкирия, tr. Bashkiriya),[b] is a federal subject of Russia. It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With a population of 4,072,292 as of the 2010 Census, Bashkortostan is the most populous republic in Russia.[10]

Republic of Bashkortostan
Республика Башкортостан (Russian)
Башҡортостан Республикаһы (Bashkir)
—  Republic  —

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Coordinates: 54°28′N 56°16′E / 54.467°N 56.267°E / 54.467; 56.267
Political status
CountryRussia
Federal districtVolga[2]
Economic regionUral[3]
Established20 March 1919[4][5]
Republic DayVolgaSouth Volga
CapitalUfa[6]
Government (as of November 2014)
 • Head[8]Radiy Khabirov[7]
 • LegislatureState Assembly-Kurultay[8]
Statistics
Area (as of the 2002 Census)[9]
 • Total143,600 km2 (55,400 sq mi)
Area rank27th
Population (2010 Census)[10]
 • Total4,072,292
 • Rank7th
 • Density[11]28.36/km2 (73.5/sq mi)
 • Urban60.4%
 • Rural39.6%
Population (January 2021 est.)
 • Total4,016,481[12]
Time zone(s)YEKT (UTC+06:00)
ISO 3166-2RU-BA
License plates02, 102, 702
Official languagesRussian;[13] Bashkir, Russian[14]
Official website
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  1. /bɑːʃˈkɔːrtstæn/; Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н; Bashkir: Башҡортостан Республикаһы
  2. Russian: Башки́рия

References

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  1. Law #10-z
  2. Президент Российской Федерации. Указ №849 от 13 мая 2000 г. «О полномочном представителе Президента Российской Федерации в федеральном округе». Вступил в силу 13 мая 2000 г. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства РФ", №20, ст. 2112, 15 мая 2000 г. (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #849 of May 13, 2000 On the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in a Federal District. Effective as of May 13, 2000.).
  3. Госстандарт Российской Федерации. №ОК 024-95 27 декабря 1995 г. «Общероссийский классификатор экономических регионов. 2. Экономические районы», в ред. Изменения №5/2001 ОКЭР. (Gosstandart of the Russian Federation. #OK 024-95 December 27, 1995 Russian Classification of Economic Regions. 2. Economic Regions, as amended by the Amendment #5/2001 OKER. ).
  4. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bashkir
  5. Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Union Republics. 1987., p. 25
  6. Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 65
  7. Ведомости (2018-10-11). "Путин назначил врио глав Курской области и Башкирии". Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 6
  9. Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Территория, число районов, населённых пунктов и сельских администраций по субъектам Российской Федерации (Territory, Number of Districts, Inhabited Localities, and Rural Administration by Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation)". Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  11. The density value was calculated by dividing the population reported by the 2010 Census by the area shown in the "Area" field. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox is not necessarily reported for the same year as the population.
  12. Republic of Bashkortostan Territorial Branch of the Federal State Statistics Service. Оценка численности постоянного населения Республики Башкортостан на 1 января 2014 г. по муниципальным образованиям Archived September 30, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  13. Official throughout the Russian Federation according to Article 68.1 of the Constitution of Russia.
  14. Constitution of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Article 1