Adygeysk
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Adygeysk (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a town in the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located near Krasnodar Reservoir, Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,721 (2020), Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1]
It was previously known as Adygeysk(y) (until July 27, 1976),[2][3][4]Teuchezhsk (until 1990).[3]
History
It was founded as the settlement of Adygeysky (Script error: No such module "Lang".) in 1969 due to the construction of Krasnodar Reservoir.[3] According to some other sources, the original name was "Adygeysk".[2][4] The name alluded to the Adyghe people indigenous to the region.[4] On July 27, 1976, it was granted town status and renamed Teuchezhsk (Script error: No such module "Lang".),[2] for Adyghe poet Tsug Teuchezh.[4] In 1990, the original name was restored.[3]
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.[5] It has the following rural localities under its jurisdiction:[6]
As a municipal division, Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug is incorporated as Adygeysk Urban Okrug.[7]
References
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Sources
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- 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.
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External links
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- Directory of organizations in Adygeysk Template:In lang
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