Arkhangelsky District
# Arkhangelsky District

Arkhangelsky District (Russian: Арха́нгельский райо́н; Bashkir: Архангел районы, Arxangel rayonı) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the district is 2,422 square kilometers (935 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Arkhangelskoye. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 18,514, with the population of Arkhangelskoye accounting for 31.4% of that number.

## History

The district was established on August 20, 1930.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arkhangelsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into twelve selsoviets, comprising seventy-one rural localities. As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Arkhangelsky Municipal District. Its twelve selsoviets are incorporated as twelve rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Arkhangelskoye serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.

## Economy

The district has developed livestock farming with dairy-meat production and bee keeping. Wheat, sugar beet, rye, and oats are grown. A significant development has been the forestry industry.

## Nature

Arkhangelsky State Reserve was established in the district for the protection of waterfowl.

