En Name: | Blagoveshchensk |
Ru Name: | Благовещенск |
Loc Name1: | Благовещен |
Loc Lang1: | Bashkir |
Coordinates: | 55.035°N 55.9781°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Blagoveschensk (Bashkortostan).png |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Bashkortostan |
Adm City Jur: | town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Blagoveshchensky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Blagoveshchensky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Blagoveshchensky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 34239 |
Established Date: | 1756 |
Current Cat Date: | 1941 |
Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благове́щенск; Bashkir: Благовещен|Blagoveşçen) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 42km (26miles) north of Ufa on the right bank of the Belaya River. Population:
It was founded in 1756 as a settlement serving the copper melting works and was granted town status in 1941.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Blagoveshchensk serves as the administrative center of Blagoveshchensky District, even though it is not a part of it.[2] 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. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk is incorporated within Blagoveshchensky Municipal District as Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement.[3]