Zilairsky District

Zilairsky District
Зилаирский район (Russian)
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirЙылайыр районы
The Sakmara River in Zilairsky District
Location of Zilairsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 52°14′N 57°26′E / 52.233°N 57.433°E / 52.233; 57.433
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRepublic of Bashkortostan
Established1930
Administrative centerZilair
Area
 • Total
5,773.99 km2 (2,229.35 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
16,590
 • Estimate 
(2018)
14,894 (−10.2%)
 • Density2.873/km2 (7.442/sq mi)
 • Urban
0%
 • Rural
100%
Administrative structure
 • Administrative divisions13 Selsoviets
 • Inhabited localities57 rural localities
Municipal structure
 • Municipally incorporated asZilairsky Municipal District
 • Municipal divisions0 urban settlements, 13 rural settlements
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 )
OKTMO ID80627000
Websitehttps://zilair.bashkortostan.ru/

Zilairsky District (Russian: Зилаи́рский райо́н; Bashkir: Йылайыр районы, Yılayır rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Burzyansky District in the north, Baymaksky District in the east, Khaybullinsky District in the southeast and south, Zianchurinsky District in the southwest and west, and with Kugarchinsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 5,773.99 square kilometers (2,229.35 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zilair. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,590, with the population of Zilair accounting for 33.7% of that number.