Blagoveshchensk, Republic of Bashkortostan

Blagoveshchensk (in English) Благовещенск (Russian) Благовещен (Bashkir)
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The building of the former copper melting works
Location of the Republic of Bashkortostan in Russia
Blagoveshchensk Location of Blagoveshchensk in the Republic of Bashkortostan
Coordinates: 55°02′06″N 55°58′41″E / 55.03500°N 55.97806°E / 55.03500; 55.97806Coordinates: 55°02′06″N 55°58′41″E / 55.03500°N 55.97806°E / 55.03500; 55.97806

Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of March 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Republic of Bashkortostan
Administratively subordinated to	town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk
Administrative center of	Blagoveshchensky District, town of republic significance of Blagoveshchensk
Municipal status (as of February 2012)
Municipal district	Blagoveshchensky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Blagoveshchensky Municipal District, Blagoveshchensk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	34,239 inhabitants
Time zone	YEKT (UTC+05:00)
Founded	1756
Town status since	1941
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Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благове́щенск; Bashkir: Благовещен) 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);32,989 (2002 Census);27,705 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1756 as a settlement serving the copper melting works and was granted town status in 1941.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Blagoveshchensk serves as the administrative center of Blagoveshchensky District, even though it is not a part of it. 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.