Blagoveshchensk (russian: Благове́щенск; ba, Благовещен, ''Blagoveşçen'') is a
town
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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 ...
,
Russia
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, located north of
Ufa 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
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of
Blagoveshchensky District
Blagoveshchensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "blagovesheniye" ( good news).
*Blagoveshchensky District, Altai Krai, an administrati ...
,
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
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk is incorporated within Blagoveshchensky Municipal District as Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-z]
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of BlagoveshchenskBlagoveshchensk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Bashkortostan
Ufa Governorate
Populated places established in 1756