Chekmagushevsky District

Chekmagushevsky District
Чекмагушевский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirСаҡмағош районы
View of Starokalmashevo, Chekmagushevsky District
Location of Chekmagushevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°08′N 54°39′E / 55.133°N 54.650°E / 55.133; 54.650
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
Established1930
Administrative centerChekmagush
Area
 • Total
1,692 km2 (653 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
30,780
 • Estimate 
(2018)
28,403 (−7.7%)
 • Density18.19/km2 (47.12/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities78 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asChekmagushevsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80656000
Websitehttp://www.chekmagush.com
Population of Chekmagushevsky District
2010 Census30,780
2002 Census33,031
1989 Census32,738
1979 Census39,542

Chekmagushevsky District (Russian: Чекмагу́шевский райо́н; Bashkir: Саҡмағош районы, romanized: Saqmağoş 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 Dyurtyulinsky District in the north, Kushnarenkovsky District in the east, Blagovarsky District in the southeast, Buzdyaksky District in the south, Sharansky District in the southwest, Bakalinsky District in the west, and with Ilishevsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,692 square kilometers (653 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Chekmagush. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 30,780, with the population of Chekmagush accounting for 37.0% of that number.