page_title: Bashkortostan
section_title: Population development
hierarchical_section_title: Bashkortostan / Demographics / Population development
caption_attribution_description: English: Brishtamak bashkir village on Inzer river in Bashkortostan of Russian Federation Русский: Бриштамак на реке Инзер, Белорецкий район БашкортостанаHrvatski: Baškirsko selo na rijeci Inzer.
context_page_description: The Republic of Bashkortostan, also called Bashkiria, is a federal subject of Russia. It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa. With a population of 4,072,292 as of the 2010 Census, Bashkortostan is the most populous republic in Russia.
  Bashkortostan, the first ethnic autonomy in Russia, was established on 28 November [O.S. 15 November] 1917. On 20 March 1919, it was transformed into the Bashkir ASSR, the first Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in RSFSR.
  In accordance with the Constitution of Bashkortostan and Russian Federation Constitution, Bashkortostan is a state, but has no sovereignty. On 11 October 1990 Bashkortostan adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty, but subsequently abandoned it. 11 October is Republic Day in Bashkortostan.
caption: Bashkir village on the Inzer river.
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