BALTACHEVSKY RAION

BALTACHEVSKY RAION, located in the N of the RB. Established on August 20, 1930 under the name of Staro­Baltachevsky Raion, since Sept. 20, 1933 the current name. Abolished on February 1, 1963, the territory became part of Buraevsky Raion. Newly established on November 4, 1965. Territory — 1,598 km². Adm. centre — Selo Starobaltachevo, which is located 220 km N of Ufa and 70 km SE of the Kueda Rail­ way Station in Perm Kray. Population — 18.7 thous. people (2017).

In 2017, the area of agricultural lands amounted to 100.6 thous. ha (62.9% of the total area), including arable lands — 66.5, hayfields — 12.0, pastures — 21.9; forest area — 52.4, and surface waters — 0.1. Agricultural enterprises [1 MUP, 1 APC, 13 OOOs, 39 peasant (farmer) farms] specialize in the cultivation of grain crops, potatoes,   and   meat   and   dairy   cattle breeding. Bee­keeping is well­developed. There are: fruit nursery­garden, and areas belonging to Askinsky Forestry. There are: grain reception enterprises, dairy and brick plants, OOO Remstroyservis and others. Highways: Buraevo–Starobaltachevo–Kueda (Perm Kray), and Starobaltachevo–Askino. There  are:  47  educational  institutions, 22  pre­school   educational   institutions, a children’s art centre, a youth sports school; a central hospital, 4 rural outpatient clinics, 39 medical and obstetrical centers; 20 rural cultural centers, 18 rural clubs, the G.Galiyev Museum; 23 rural libraries, Raion Children’s Model Library, a central library. There are: 7 exemplary and 12 folk amateur art groups.