Blagoveshchensk
Благовещенск | |
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Other transcription(s) | |
• Bashkir | Благовещен |
Coordinates: 55°02′06″N 55°58′41″E / 55.03500°N 55.97806°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Bashkortostan[1] |
Founded | 1756[2] |
Town status since | 1941[2] |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 34,239 |
• Estimate (2018)[4] | 35,008 (+2.2%) |
• Subordinated to | town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk[1] |
• Capital of | Blagoveshchensky District,[5] town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk[1] |
• Municipal district | Blagoveshchensky Municipal District[6] |
• Urban settlement | Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement[6] |
• Capital of | Blagoveshchensky Municipal District,[6] Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement[6] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (MSK+2 [7]) |
Postal code(s)[8] | |
OKTMO ID | 80615101001 |
Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благове́щенск; Bashkir: Благовещен, romanized: Blagoveşçen) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 42 kilometers (26 mi) north of Ufa on the right bank of the Belaya River. Population: 34,239 (2010 Census);[3] 32,989 (2002 Census);[9] 27,705 (1989 Census).[10]
It was founded in 1756 as a settlement serving the copper melting works and was granted town status in 1941.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Blagoveshchensk serves as the administrative center of Blagoveshchensky District,[5] even though it is not a part of it.[1] 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.[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk is incorporated within Blagoveshchensky Municipal District as Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement.[6]