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Agidel

Agidel Агидель
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Ағиҙел Ağiźel
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Agidel
Agidel Location of Agidel Show map of Russia Agidel Agidel (Bashkortostan) Show map of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°54′N 53°56′E / 55.900°N 53.933°E / 55.900; 53.933
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bashkortostan
Founded	1980
Town status since	1991
Government
• Leader	Oleg Krysin
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	16,370
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	14,959 (−8.6%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Agidel[3]
• Capitalof	town of republic significance of Agidel[3]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Agidel Urban Okrug[4]
• Capitalof	Agidel Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	452920
OKTMOID	80703000001

Agidel (Russian: Агиде́ль; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, Ağiźel) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located near the border with the Republic of Tatarstan. Population: 16,370 (2010 Russian census);^[1] 18,721 (2002 Census);^[7] 16,067 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Etymology[edit]

The name of the town is derived from the Bashkir name of the Belaya (White) River: "Aghidhel", a tributary of the Kama River, near the confluence of which the town is located.

History[edit]

It was founded in 1980 as a settlement supporting the construction of the Bashkir nuclear power plant.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of republic significance of Agidel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[3] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Agidel is incorporated as Agidel Urban Okrug.^[4]

Government[edit]

As of 2010, the head of the town's administration is Oleg Krysin.

Economy[edit]

Since the Chernobyl disaster, the people across entire Russia have been strongly opposed to construction of a nuclear plant in northwestern Bashkortostan.

In September 2010, the regional government of Bashkortostan announced plans about establishing an industrial park in Agidel that would promote local manufacturing of construction materials.^[9]

References[edit]

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Sources[edit]

• Правительство Республики Башкортостан. Постановление №391 от 29 декабря 2006 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан», в ред. Постановления №61 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Республики Башкортостан». Опубликован: "Ведомости Государственного Собрания – Курултая, Президента и Правительства Республики Башкортостан", №5 (251), ст. 239, 12 марта 2007 г. (Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan. Resolution #391 of December 29, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Resolution #61 of February 26, 2013 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Entities and Inhabited Localities of the Republic of Bashkortostan. ).
• Государственное Собрание —Курултай Республики Башкортостан. Закон №162-з от 17 декабря 2004 г. «О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан», в ред. Закона №572-з от 17 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 2 Закона Республики Башкортостан "О границах, статусе и административных центрах муниципальных образований в Республике Башкортостан"». Вступил в силу в соответствии со статьёй 33. Опубликован: "Республика Башкортостан", №52 (25785), 22 марта 2005 г. (State Assembly of Bashkortostan—El Kurultai. Law #162-z of December 17, 2004 On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan, as amended by the Law #572-z of July 17, 2012 On Amending Article 2 of the Law of the Republic of Bashkortostan "On the Borders, Status, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations in the Republic of Bashkortostan". Effective as of the date established in accordance with the provisions of Article 33.).

External links[edit]

• Official website of Agidel Archived September 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Agidel (in Russian)