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{{Short description|Town in Bashkortostan, Russia}}
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'''Agidel''' ({{langx|ru|Агиде́ль}}; {{langx|ba|Ағиҙел}}, ''Ağiźel'') is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in the [[Republic of Bashkortostan]], [[Russia]], located near the border with the [[Republic of Tatarstan]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=16,370|p2002=18,721|p1989=16,067}}{{Historical populations|13=1989|14=16067|15=2002|16=18721|17=2010|18=16370|19=2021|20=14219|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}

==Etymology==
The name of the town is derived from the Bashkir name of the [[Belaya (Aghidhel) River|Belaya (White) 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]].{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} It was granted town status in 1991.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}}

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], it is incorporated as the '''[[city of federal subject significance|town of republic significance]] of Agidel'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the [[administrative divisions of the Republic of Bashkortostan|districts]].<ref name="Ref13">Resolution #391</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the town of republic significance of Agidel is incorporated as '''Agidel Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref15">Law #162-z</ref>

==Government==
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 an industrial park in Agidel that would promote local manufacturing of construction materials.<ref>[http://regnum.ru/news/1324811.html Report at Russian-language news site]</ref>

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ba|adm|list}}
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==External links==
*[https://agidel.bashkortostan.ru/ Official website of Agidel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908041548/https://agidel.bashkortostan.ru/ |date=September 8, 2021 }} {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://agidel.jsprav.ru/ Directory of organizations in Agidel] {{in lang|ru}}

{{Republic of Bashkortostan}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Bashkortostan]]
[[Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1980]]