Agidel (russian: Агиде́ль; ba, Ағиҙел, ''Ağiźel''; tt-Cyrl, Агыйдел, translit=Ağıydel) is a

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in the

Republic of Bashkortostan The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkortostan ( ba, Башҡортостан Республикаһы, Bashqortostan Respublikahy; russian: Республика Башкортостан, Respublika Bashkortostan),; russian: Респу́блик� ...

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, located near the border with the

Republic of Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town is derived from the Bashkir name of the Belaya (White) River: "Aghidhel", a

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of the

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, near the

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of which the town is located.

History

It was founded in 1980 as a settlement supporting the construction of the Bashkir

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. It was granted town status in 1991.

Administrative and municipal status

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

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.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Agidel is incorporated as Agidel Urban Okrug.Law #162-z

Government

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

Economy

Since the

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, 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.Report at Russian-language news site
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External links

Official website of Agidel

Directory of organizations in Agidel
{{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Bashkortostan Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1980