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city in Russia
- 1663
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city in Russia
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Birsk (Russian: Бирск; Bashkir: Бөрө, romanized: Börö) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River, 102 kilometers (63 mi) from Ufa, the capital of the republic. Population: 41,635 (2010 census); 39,992 (2002 census); 34,881 (1989 Soviet census).
Birsk was founded in 1663 and granted town status in 1781. From 1865 to 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Birsk serves as the administrative center of Birsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Birsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Birsk is incorporated within Birsky Municipal District as Birsk Urban Settlement.
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