Sharansky District

Sharansky District
Шаранский район
Other transcription(s)
  BashkirШаран районы
The selo of Dyurtyuli in Sharansky District
Location of Sharansky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 54°49′N 54°00′E / 54.817°N 54.000°E / 54.817; 54.000
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
EstablishedJanuary 31, 1935
Administrative centerSharan
Area
  Total
1,384 km2 (534 sq mi)
Population
  Total
22,514
  Estimate 
(2018)
20,303 (−9.8%)
  Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
  Urban
0%
  Rural
100%
Administrative structure
  Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
  Inhabited localities103 rural localities
Municipal structure
  Municipally incorporated asSharansky Municipal District
  Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80658000
Websitehttp://www.sharanrb.ru
Population of Sharansky District
2010 Census22,514
2002 Census24,494
1989 Census23,889
1979 Census28,900

Sharansky District (Russian: Шара́нский райо́н; Bashkir: Шаран районы, Şaran rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic and borders with Bakalinsky District in the northwest and north, Chekmagushevsky District in the northeast, Buzdyaksky District in the southeast, Tuymazinsky District in the south, and with the Republic of Tatarstan in the west. The area of the district is 1,384 square kilometers (534 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Sharan. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 22,514, with the population of Sharan accounting for 26.3% of that number.