Administrative divisions of Bashkortostan

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 (район)—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 (сельсовет)—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 (поссовет)—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 (аул); khutor (хутор); selo (село); village (деревня) closed administrative-territorial formations —territories under the federal government management with travel and residency restrictions; usually military objects.