Salavat (; ) is a

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Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...

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Demographics

The population according to recent censuses was

History

The city is named after Bashkir national hero

Salawat Yulayev Salawat Yulayev (; ; June 1754 – 8 October 1800) was a Bashkirs, Bashkir national hero who helped lead the Pugachev's Rebellion. He was also a poet and singer. Biography Salawat Yulayev was born in the village of Tekeyevo, Orenburg Governo ...

. It was founded in 1948 and granted town status in 1954.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Salavat—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of

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.Resolution #391 As a municipal division, the city is incorporated as Salavat Urban Okrug.Law #162-z

Economy

The city was founded to support the

Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat ( rus, Газпром нéфтéхим Салават, , p=ɡɐsˈprom nʲɪftʲˈexim salavˈɑt) is a Russian petrochemicals company headquartered in the city of Salavat in Bashkortostan. The company specializes in the ...

petrochemical plant that is the main local employer. Other factories include glass, textile and clothing factories. It is a major center of oil refining and petrochemicals. Salavatnefteorgsintez produces liquid fuels, alcohols, butyl, polyethylene of high pressure, nitrogen fertilizers, etc.). The processing capacity of the complex is 11.7 million tons a year. The oil refinery complex is near pipelines associated with Ishimbay, Shkapova, and Arlan oil fields, Kargaly and Orenburg region gas fields, Karachaganak and Kazakhstan condensates, as well as Sterlitimak chemical enterprise. Salavatneftemash is a car repair and experimental prototype for the production of steel structures. In addition, JSC Salavatsteklo is a large technical glass plant. Other factories produce concrete and mineral wool products, garments, hunting equipment and jerseys. Food and woodworking production also takes place.

Government

The Head of the administration is Farit Farrakhovich Gilmanov. Larisa Vladimirovna Davydova serves as the Head of Salavat Urban Okrug and the Chairman of Salavatsky Municipal District.

Education and culture

The city has 26 secondary educational institutions, including three high schools, three lyceums, one boarding school, and nineteen secondary schools. Music and arts schools are present. A branch of the Ufa State Petroleum Technical University operates in the city. Cultural facilities include the Bashkir Drama Theater, four palaces of culture, a movie theater, a museum, and an art gallery.

Sport

Salavat Speedway is a

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team and a multi-purpose venue known as the Stroitel Stadium. The stadium is located in the Central Park of Culture and Recreation, which is on the eastern edge of the city and also incorporates the 50th Anniversary of October Stadium. The stadium held the final of the 1968 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship, won by Gabdrakhman Kadyrov.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=May 2011 Cities and towns in Bashkortostan Ufa Governorate Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1948