Salavatsky District (Russian: Салава́тский райо́н; Bashkir: Салауат районы, Salawat rayonı) is an administrative[1] and municipal[7] district (raion), one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia.

[2] On March 4, 1941, it was given its present name,[2] in honor of Salawat Yulayev, a Bashkir national hero who was born in the village of Tikeyevo and who played a role in Pugachev's Rebellion.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Salavatsky District is one of the fifty-four in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

[1] The district is divided into sixteen selsoviets, comprising sixty rural localities.

In terms of ethnic composition, 66% of the population are Bashkirs, 22% are Tatars, and 10% are Russians.