Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia Capital: UfaAs of 2013: Number of districts 54 Number of cities/towns 21 Number of urban-type settlements 2 Number of selsoviets 827As of 2002:Results of the 2002 Russian Population Census—Territory, number of districts, inhabited localities, and rural administrations of the Russian Federation by federal subject Number of rural localities 4,586 Number of uninhabited rural localities 84

Administrative and territorial division of the Republic of Bashkortostan is regulated by the Law #178-z of the Republic of Bashkortostan, passed by the State Assembly—Kurultai on April 20, 2005. The Law established the following classification: administrative units (): district ()—an administrative unit established to govern selsoviets, rural settlement councils, and towns under that district's jurisdiction. Districts cover territories with population of at least 20,000. selsoviet ()—an administrative unit established to govern one or several rural localities with adjacent territories. Selsoviets cover territories with populations of at least 1,000. settlement council ()—an administrative unit established to govern an urban-type settlement with adjacent territories and/or selsoviets. Settlement councils have not been implemented in practice. inhabited localities (): urban localities (): city/town under republic's jurisdiction (); city district ()—an administrative unit of cities under republic's jurisdiction established to improve municipal government efficiency. city/town under a district's jurisdiction () urban-type settlement (): work settlement (); suburban (dacha) settlement (); not implemented in practice; resort settlement (); not implemented in practice rural localities (): aul (); khutor (); selo (); village () closed administrative-territorial formations ()—territories under the federal government management with travel and residency restrictions; usually military objects.

All administrative units have administrative centers, defined as urban or rural localities housing the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan, or municipal and local government organs.

Changes in the overall administrative and territorial structure of the Republic are authorized by the State Assembly—Kurultai. All changes must later be registered in the Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division on the federal level.

Administrative and municipal divisions

DivisionBashkir name Structure OKATO OKTMO Urban-type settlement Rural(selsovet)AdministrativeMunicipal Mezhgorye (Межгорье) city urban okrug 80 507 80 707 Ufa (Уфа) city urban okrug 80 401 80 701 ↳ Demsky (Демский) 80 401 ↳ Kalininsky (Калининский) 80 401 1 ↳ Kirovsky (Кировский) 80 401 1 ↳ Leninsky (Ленинский) 80 401 ↳ Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский) 80 401 1 ↳ Ordzhonikidzevsky (Орджоникидзевский) 80 401 2 ↳ Sovetsky (Советский) 80 401 Agidel (Агидель) city urban okrug 80 403 70 703 Baymak (Баймак) city 80 404 80 607 Belebey (Белебей) city 80 405 80 609 Beloretsk (Белорецк) city 80 410 80 611 Birsk (Бирск) city 80 415 80 613 Blagoveshchensk (Благовещенск) city 80 417 80 615 Dyurtyuli (Дюртюли) city 80 418 80 624 Davlekanovo (Давлеканово) city 80 419 80 622 Ishimbay (Ишимбай) city 80 420 80 631 Kumertau (Кумертау) city urban okrug 80 423 70 723 2 Meleuz (Мелеуз) city 80 425 80 642 1 Neftekamsk (Нефтекамск) city urban okrug 80 427 70 727 2 Oktyabrsky (Октябрьский) city urban okrug 80 435 70 735 Salavat (Салават) city urban okrug 80 439 70 739 Sibay (Сибай) city urban okrug 80 443 70 743 1 Sterlitamak (Стерлитамак) city urban okrug 80 445 70 745 Tuymazy (Туймазы) city 80 450 80 651 Uchaly (Учалы) city 80 455 80 652 Yanaul (Янаул) city 80 460 80 659 Abzelilovsky (Абзелиловский) district 80 201 80 601 15 Alsheyevsky (Альшеевский) district 80 202 80 602 20 Arkhangelsky (Архангельский) district 80 203 80 603 12 Askinsky (Аскинский) district 80 204 80 604 15 Aurgazinsky (Аургазинский) district 80 205 80 605 21 Bakalinsky (Бакалинский) district 80 206 80 606 17 Baymaksky (Баймакский) district 80 207 80 607 22 Baltachevsky (Балтачевский) district 80 208 80 608 15 Belebeyevsky (Белебеевский) district 80 209 80 609 Priyutovo (Приютово) 15 Belokataysky (Белокатайский) district 80 210 80 610 13 Beloretsky (Белорецкий) district 80 211 80 611 19 Bizhbulyaksky (Бижбулякский) district 80 212 80 612 13 Birsky (Бирский) district 80 213 80 613 14 Blagovarsky (Благоварский) district 80 214 80 614 15 Blagoveshchensky (Благовещенский) district 80 215 80 615 15 Burzyansky (Бурзянский) district 80 217 80 617 12 Burayevsky (Бураевский) district 80 218 80 618 13 Buzdyaksky (Буздякский) district 80 219 80 619 12 Gafuriysky (Гафурийский) district 80 221 80 621 16 Davlekanovsky (Давлекановский) district 80 222 80 622 16 Duvansky (Дуванский) district 80 223 80 623 13 Dyurtyulinsky (Дюртюлинский) district 80 224 80 624 14 Yermekeyevsky (Ермекеевский) district 80 225 80 625 13 Zianchurinsky (Зианчуринский) district 80 226 80 626 15 Zilairsky (Зилаирский) district 80 227 80 627 13 Iglinsky (Иглинский) district 80 228 80 628 19 Ilishevsky (Илишевский) district 80 230 80 630 22 Ishimbaysky (Ишимбайский) district 80 231 80 631 13 Kaltasinsky (Калтасинский) district 80 233 80 633 11 Karaidelsky (Караидельский) district 80 234 80 634 16 Karmaskalinsky (Кармаскалинский) district 80 235 80 635 16 Kiginsky (Кигинский) district 80 236 80 636 9 Krasnokamsky (Краснокамский) district 80 237 80 637 14 Kugarchinsky (Кугарчинский) district 80 238 80 638 20 Kuyurgazinsky (Куюргазинский) district 80 239 80 639 12 Kushnarenkovsky (Кушнаренковский) district 80 240 80 640 12 Mechetlinsky (Мечетлинский) district 80 241 80 641 12 Meleuzovsky (Мелеузовский) district 80 242 80 642 16 Mishkinsky (Мишкинский) district 80 243 80 643 14 Miyakinsky (Миякинский) district 80 244 80 644 15 Nurimanovsky (Нуримановский) district 80 245 80 645 12 Salavatsky (Салаватский) district 80 247 80 647 16 Sterlibashevsky (Стерлибашевский) district 80 248 80 648 15 Sterlitamaksky (Стерлитамакский) district 80 249 80 649 20 Tatyshlinsky (Татышлинский) district 80 250 80 650 13 Tuymazinsky (Туймазинский) district 80 251 80 651 18 Uchalinsky (Учалинский) district 80 252 80 652 18 Ufimsky (Уфимский) district 80 253 80 653 19 Fyodorovsky (Фёдоровский) district 80 254 80 654 13 Khaybullinsky (Хайбуллинский) district 80 255 80 655 14 Chekmagushevsky (Чекмагушевский) district 80 256 80 656 13 Chishminsky (Чишминский) district 80 257 80 657 Chishmy (Чишмы) 15 Sharansky (Шаранский) district 80 258 80 658 13 Yanaulsky (Янаульский) district 80 259 80 659 18

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