Birsk
Бирск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirБөрө
Börö
Flag of Birsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Birsk
Coat of arms
Location of Birsk
Map
Birsk is located in Russia
Birsk
Birsk
Location of Birsk
Birsk is located in Bashkortostan
Birsk
Birsk
Birsk (Bashkortostan)
Coordinates: 55°25′N 55°32′E / 55.417°N 55.533°E / 55.417; 55.533
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBashkortostan[1]
Founded1663
Town status since1781
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total41,635
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
46,379 (+11.4%)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Birsk[1]
 • Capital ofBirsky District,[4] town of republic significance of Birsk[1]
 • Municipal districtBirsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementBirsk Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofBirsky Municipal District,[5] Birsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
452450-452453, 452455, 452459
OKTMO ID80613101001

Birsk (Russian: Бирск; Bashkir: Бөрө, romanized: Börö) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, 102 kilometers (63 mi) from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: 41,635 (2010 Census);[2] 39,992 (2002 Census);[8] 34,881 (1989 Census).[9]

History

Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781.[citation needed] From 1865 to 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Birsk serves as the administrative center of Birsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Birsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Birsk is incorporated within Birsky Municipal District as Birsk Urban Settlement.[5]

Demographics

Ethnic composition:[citation needed]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Resolution #391
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 80 213», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 80 213, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #126-z
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Bashkortostan
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