Adygeysk
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Adygeysk |
| ru_name | Адыгейск |
| loc_name1 | Адыгэкъалэ |
| loc_lang1 | Adyghe |
| other_name | Микъагъэ |
| other_lang | Ubykh |
| image_skyline | Адыгейск зимой.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the federal highway M4 "Don" |
| map_label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| image_coa | Coat of arms of Adygeysk.png |
| federal_subject | Republic of Adygea |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_inhabloc_jur | Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug |
| adm_inhabloc_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| urban_okrug_jur | Adygeysk Urban Okrug |
| urban_okrug_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Adygeysk Urban Okrug |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 12237 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1969 |
| established_date_ref | |
| postal_codes | 385200, 385202 |
| website | http://www.adigeisk.ru |
| :: |
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Adygeysk (; ) is a town in the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located near Krasnodar Reservoir, 100 km northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,721 (2020),
It was previously known as Adygeysk(y) (until July 27, 1976),Teuchezhsk (until 1990).
History
It was founded as the settlement of Adygeysky (Адыге́йский) in 1969 due to the construction of Krasnodar Reservoir. According to some other sources, the original name was "Adygeysk". The name alluded to the Adyghe people indigenous to the region. On July 27, 1976, it was granted town status and renamed Teuchezhsk (Теуче́жск), for Adyghe poet Tsug Teuchezh. In 1990, the original name was restored.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. It has the following rural localities under its jurisdiction:
As a municipal division, Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug is incorporated as Adygeysk Urban Okrug.
References
Notes
Sources
- Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary." Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.
References
- ''Cities and Towns of Russia Encyclopedia'', p. 14
- Azarenkova et al., p. 269.
- Pospelov, p. 23
- Law #171
- Law #270
- Law #171 stipulates that the borders of the republican urban okrugs are identical to those of the municipal urban okrugs.
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