Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belokataysky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into thirteen selsoviets, comprising forty-six rural localities.[6] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Belokataysky Municipal District.[3] Its thirteen selsoviets are incorporated as thirteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[7] The selo of Novobelokatay serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[4] and municipal[7] district.