Agidel
| Agidel (English) Агидель (Russian) Ағиҙел (Bashkir) Агыйдел (Tatar) |
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| Administrative status (as of March 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Bashkortostan |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Agidel |
| Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Agidel |
| Municipal status (as of January 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Agidel Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Agidel Urban Okrug |
| Leader | Oleg Krysin |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 16,370 inhabitants |
| Time zone | YEKT (UTC+05:00) |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Town status since | 1991 |
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Agidel (Russian: Агиде́ль; Bashkir: Ағиҙел, Ağidhel; Tatar: Cyrillic Агыйдел, Latin Ağıdel) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located near the border with the Republic of Tatarstan. Population: 16,370 (2010 Census);18,721 (2002 Census);16,067 (1989 Census).
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.
It was founded in 1980 as a settlement supporting the construction of the Bashkir nuclear power plant. It was granted town status in 1991.
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.
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