Agidel

Agidel
Агидель
Other transcription(s)
 • BashkirАғиҙел
Ağiźel
Flag of Agidel
Coat of arms of Agidel
Interactive map of Agidel
Agidel is located in Russia
Agidel
Agidel
Location of Agidel
Agidel is located in Bashkortostan
Agidel
Agidel
Agidel (Bashkortostan)
Coordinates: 55°54′N 53°56′E / 55.900°N 53.933°E / 55.900; 53.933
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBashkortostan
Founded1980
Town status since1991
Government
 • LeaderOleg Krysin
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • Total
16,370
 • Estimate 
(2021)
14,219 (−13.1%)
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Agidel
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Agidel
 • Urban okrugAgidel Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofAgidel Urban Okrug
Time zoneUTC+5 (MSK+2 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
452920Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID80703000001

Agidel (Russian: Агиде́ль; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, Ağiźel) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located near the border with the Republic of Tatarstan. Population: 13,489 (2026); 16,370 (2010 census); 18,721 (2002 census); 16,067 (1989 Soviet census).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
198916,067—    
200218,721+16.5%
201016,370−12.6%
202114,219−13.1%
Source: Census data

Etymology

The name of the town is derived from the Bashkir name of the Belaya (White) River: "Aghidhel", a tributary of the Kama River, near the confluence of which the town is located.

History

It was founded in 1980 as a settlement supporting the construction of the Bashkir nuclear power plant.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1991.[citation needed]

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 districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Agidel is incorporated as Agidel Urban Okrug.

Government

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

Economy

Since the Chernobyl disaster, 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.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Resolution #391
  3. 1 2 3 Law #162-z
  4. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ↑ agidel.awdb.ru https://agidel.awdb.ru/. Retrieved October 25, 2026. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ↑ Report at Russian-language news site

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