Askinsky District
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Askinsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Russia
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. Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Askino. District's population: 23,928 (2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)
Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Russian Federal Service of State Statistics .-Resident population:...

); Population of Askino accounts for 28.6% of the district's population.

The district was established in January 1935.

The district is an agricultural and forestry area. Agricultural lands occupy 92.8 thousand hectares (36.7% of the total area). The main crops are rye, wheat, potatoes, and beef and it has many livestock farms. Logging activities are conducted in the district.
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