Agidel

Agidel (English)
Агидель (Russian)
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Agidel
Coordinates:
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Bashkortostan
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Agidel[1]
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Agidel[1]
Municipal status
Urban okrug Agidel Urban Okrug
Leader Oleg Krysin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census,
preliminary)		 16,365 inhabitants[2]
Population (2002 Census) 18,721 inhabitants[3]
Time zone YEKST (UTC+06:00)[4]

Agidel (Russian: Агиде́ль; Bashkir: Ағиҙел; Tatar Cyrillic: Агыйдел, Latin: Ağidel) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located near the border with the Republic of Tatarstan. Population: 16,365 (2010 Census preliminary results);[2] 18,721 (2002 Census);[3] 16,067 (1989 Census).[5]

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Etymology

The name of the town is derived from the Bashkir name of the Belaya 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. It was granted town status in 1991.

Administrative and municipal status

Administratively, it is incorporated as the city of republic significance of Agidel—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1]

Municipally, the city of republic significance of Agidel is incorporated as Agidel Urban Okrug.

Politics

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 a industrial park in Agidel that would promote local manufacturing of construction materials.[6]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Resolution #391
  2. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
  3. ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  4. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
  5. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
  6. ^ Report at Russian-language news site

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