| En Name: | Zilairsky District |
| Ru Name: | Зилаирский район |
| Loc Name1: | Йылайыр районы |
| Loc Lang1: | Bashkir |
| Image View: | Top view of Sakmara.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 52.2333°N 83°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Zilair rayon (Bashkortostan).png |
| Federal Subject: | Republic of Bashkortostan |
| Adm Data As Of: | February 2013 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | selo |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Zilair |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Selsoviets |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 13 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 57 |
| Mun Data As Of: | July 2012 |
| Mun Formation1: | Zilairsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 0 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 13 |
| Area Km2: | 5773.99 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 16590 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Established Date: | 1930 |
| Website: | https://zilair.bashkortostan.ru/ |
Zilairsky District (ru|Зилаи́рский райо́н; ba|Йылайыр районы, Yılayır rayonı) is an administrative[2] and municipal[3] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic and borders with Burzyansky District in the north, Baymaksky District in the east, Khaybullinsky District in the southeast and south, Zianchurinsky District in the southwest and west, and with Kugarchinsky District in the west and northwest. The area of the district is 5773.99km2.[1] Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo) of Zilair. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 16,590, with the population of Zilair accounting for 33.7% of that number.
The district was established in 1930.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zilairsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan. The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising fifty-seven rural localities.[4] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Zilairsky Municipal District. Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district. The selo of Zilair serves as the administrative center of both the administrative and municipal district.
| Population of Zianchurinsky District | |
| Label1: | 2010 Census |
| Data1: | 16,590 |
| Label2: | 2002 Census |
| Data2: | 18,939 |
| Label3: | 1989 Census |
| Data3: | 18,734 |
| Label4: | 1979 Census |
| Data4: | 21,777 |
Ethnic composition (as of the 2010 Census):
56.5%
3.2%
36.2%
2.8%