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Belebey

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Coat of arms
  
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Area
  
34.26 km²

Country
  
Russia

Local time
  
Thursday 9:17 AM


Federal subject
  
Republic of Bashkortostan

Administratively subordinated to
  
town of republic significance of Belebey

Administrative center of
  
Belebeyevsky District, town of republic significance of Belebey

Municipal district
  
Belebeyevsky Municipal District

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 90% Humidity

Belebey (Russian: Белебе́й; Bashkir: Бәләбәй, Bäläbäy) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the bank of the Usen River, 180 kilometers (110 mi) from Ufa. Population: 60,188 (2010 Census); 60,928 (2002 Census); 53,443 (1989 Census)..

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Map of Belebey, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia

History

Belebey was established in 1715 and granted town status in 1781. Between 1865 and 1919 it was part of Ufa Governorate.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belebey serves as the administrative center of Belebeyevsky 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 Belebey—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Belebey is incorporated within Belebeyevsky Municipal District as Belebey Urban Settlement.

Demographics

Ethnic composition:

  • Russians: 46.9%
  • Tatars: 23.6%
  • Chuvash people: 12%
  • Bashkirs: 11%
  • Climate

    Average annual temperature is +4.1 °C (39.4 °F).

    References

    Belebey Wikipedia