: 2 0 th - century ▁Argent ine ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Administr ative ▁and ▁territorial ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bash k ort ost an ▁is ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Law   # 1 7 8 - z ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Bash k ort ost an , ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁Assembly — K ur ult ai ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Law ▁established ▁the ▁following ▁classification : ▁administrative ▁units ▁( ): ▁district ▁() — an ▁administrative ▁unit ▁established ▁to ▁govern ▁sel so vi ets , ▁rural ▁settlement ▁coun c ils , ▁and ▁ ▁towns ▁under ▁that ▁district ' s ▁juris diction . ▁ ▁District s ▁cover ▁territ ories ▁with ▁population ▁of ▁at ▁least   2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁sel so vi et ▁() — an ▁administrative ▁unit ▁established ▁to ▁govern ▁one ▁or ▁several ▁rural ▁local ities ▁with ▁adjacent ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Sel so vi ets ▁cover ▁territ ories ▁with ▁populations ▁of ▁at ▁least   1 , 0 0 0 . ▁settlement ▁council ▁() — an ▁administrative ▁unit ▁established ▁to ▁govern ▁an ▁urban - type ▁settlement ▁with ▁adjacent ▁territ ories ▁and / or ▁sel so vi ets . ▁ ▁S ett lement ▁coun c ils ▁have ▁not ▁been ▁implemented ▁in ▁practice . ▁inhab ited ▁local ities ▁( ): ▁urban ▁local ities ▁( ): ▁city / town ▁under ▁republic ' s ▁juris diction ▁(); ▁city ▁district ▁() — an ▁administrative ▁unit ▁of ▁cities ▁under ▁republic ' s ▁juris diction