Blagoveshchensk, Bashkortostan
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Blagoveshchensk (russian: Благове́щенск; ba, Благовещен, ''Blagoveşçen'') is a
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...
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 north of
Ufa Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...
on the right bank of the Belaya River. Population:


History

It was founded in 1756 as a settlement serving the copper melting works and was granted town status in 1941.


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Blagoveshchensk serves as the
administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of Blagoveshchensky District, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #391 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk is incorporated within Blagoveshchensky Municipal District as Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement.Law #126-z


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External links


Official website of Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Bashkortostan Ufa Governorate Populated places established in 1756