Within the framework of administrative divisions, Askinsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.[1] The district is divided into fifteen selsoviets, comprising seventy-four rural localities.[5] As a municipal division, the district is incorporated as Askinsky Municipal District.[3] Its fifteen selsoviets are incorporated as fifteen rural settlements within the municipal district.[6] The selo of Askino serves as the administrative center of both the administrative[4] and municipal[6] district.