BLAGOVARSKY RAION

BLAGOVARSKY RAION, located in the central part of the RB. Established on January 31st, 1935. Abolished on Feb­ ruary 1st, 1963, the territory became part of Chishminsky Raion. Newly established on December 30th, 1966. Territory — 1,688.15 km². Adm. centre — Selo Yazy­kovo, which is located 70 km W from Ufa and 14 km N from the Blagovar Railway Station. Population — 25.3 thous. people (2017).

In 2018, the area of agricultural lands amounted to 145.6 thous. ha (86.3% of the total area), including arable lands — 94.7, hayfields — 10.3, pastures — 42.7; forest area — 12.2 and surface waters — 0.7.

Agricultural enterprises [15 OOOs, including OOO Bashkir Meat Company, Bashkir­ Agroinvest, Blagovarsky Breeding Centre, 52 peasant (farmer) farms] specialize in the cultivation of grain and grain­legume crops (buckwheat, barley, winter rye, spring and winter wheat and peas), sugar beet, sunflower, meat and dairy cattle breeding, pigs, sheep and birds breeding. Bee­keeping is well­developed. There is a veterinary station, forestry enterprise on the territory. Also, there are: AO Transneft–Ural dis­patching stations for the oil and petroleum products transfer, Road Construction and Maintenance Administration, etc. Kuibyshev Railway (Tuymazy—Chishma Section) and highways: Samara—Ufa—Chelyabinsk and Chishma—Yazykovo—Chekmagush cross the territory.

There are: a branch of Buzdyak Agricul­ tural College, 17 general education schools, including 10 secondary; 20 pre­school edu­ cational institutions, House of Children’s (Youth’) Technical Activities, Children’s and Youth’ Sports School, Children’s Tourism and Local History Health Educational Centre; central hospital and 4 rural outpatient hospitals, 30 medical and obstetrical centers; 26 clubs, 16 libraries; the History and Ethnography Museum, and a children’s school of arts. There are 8 folk and 5 exemplary amateur art groups.