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