Duvansky District
District in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia
Duvansky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the north of the republic and borders with Perm Krai in the north, Mechetlinsky District in the northeast and east, Kiginsky District in the southeast, Salavatsky District in the south, Nurimanovsky District in the southwest, Karaidelsky District in the west, and with Askinsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,243 square kilometers (1,252 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality of Mesyagutovo. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 31,068, with the population of Mesyagutovo accounting for 35.0% of that number.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Duvansky District” is district in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Duvansky, District and Republic, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “district in Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The first chronological checks are 2010.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Duvansky District”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Duvansky District primary sources, Duvansky District archive and Duvansky research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Duvansky District” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.