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Meleuz

Meleuz Мелеуз
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Bashkir	Мәләүез Mäläwez
Coat of arms
Location of Meleuz
Meleuz Location of Meleuz Show map of Russia Meleuz Meleuz (Bashkortostan) Show map of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 52°57′N 55°56′E / 52.950°N 55.933°E / 52.950; 55.933
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bashkortostan[1]
Founded	18th century
Area [2]
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	61,390
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	58,004 (−5.5%)
• Rank	263rd in 2010
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Meleuz[1]
• Capitalof	Meleuzovsky District,[5] town of republic significance of Meleuz[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Meleuzovsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Meleuz Urban Settlement[6]
• Capitalof	Meleuzovsky Municipal District,[6] Meleuz Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	453851
Dialing code(s)	+7 3473
OKTMOID	80641101001

Meleuz (Russian: Мелеу́з; Bashkir: Мәләүез, Mäläwez) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the bank of the Belaya River, 205 km south of Ufa.^[2] Population: 61,390 (2010 Russian census);^[3] 62,949 (2002 Census);^[9] 53,448 (1989 Soviet census).^[10]

History[edit]

It was a peasant village since 1786. In 1795, 434 people lived in the village, and in 1865, the village had 870 residents. The settlement started developing in the 1930s, when petroleum fields were discovered in the south of Bashkortostan and in the 1970s with the production of mineral fertilizers. It became a town in 1958.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Meleuz serves as the administrative centerofMeleuzovsky District,^[5] even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Meleuz—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Meleuz is incorporated within Meleuzovsky Municipal District as Meleuz Urban Settlement.^[6]

Climate[edit]

The climate of Meleuz is continental with relatively cold winters and hot summers.^{[citation needed]} The average annual temperature is 4.6 °C (40.3 °F).^{[citation needed]}

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• 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.).