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city Belebei Белебей ( Russian ) Бәләбәй ( Bashkir ) flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Bashkortostan Rajon Invigorating head Alexander Builow First mention 1715 City since 1781 surface 34  km² population 60,188 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1770 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 300  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34716 Post Code 45200x License Plate 02, 102 OKATO 80 405 Website http://www.belebey-mr.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 6 ′  N , 54 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 54 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 54 ° 8 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Bashkortostan

List of cities in Russia

Belebei ( Russian Белебе́й , Bashkir Бәләбәй ) is a city with 60,188 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the republic of Bashkortostan in Russia .

location

Belebei is located in the west of Bashkortostan, near the borders of the republic with the Orenburg Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan , about 180 km southwest of the subject capital Ufa . The nearest town is Abdulino , about 60 km as the crow flies from Belebei.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1715 as a small Chuvash settlement called Belebejewo. In 1781 Belebei received the status of a district town within the Ufa governorate . Up until the 20th century, agriculture and trade were predominantly carried out here. The city received a strong growth spurt from the 1950s when oil reserves were developed in its vicinity .

Population development

year	Residents
1939	15,535
1959	26,172
1970	32,460
1979	43.213
1989	53,443
2002	60,928
2010	60,188

Note: census data

economy

Belebei is now regarded as the location of the mineral oil and gas industry, which is mainly operated by the regional oil company Baschneft . There are also metal processing and food factories in the city.

Attractions

• Archangel Michael Cathedral (18th century)
• Nicholas Cathedral (19th century)
• Mosque (1905)
• Former estate of the noble Aksakov family (including the author Konstantin Aksakow ) in Novo-Aksakowo near Belebei

Further educational institutions

• Branch of the Samara State Academy of Architecture and Construction

sons and daughters of the town

• Wladimir Bukowski , human rights activist and publicist
• Maguba Syrtlanowa , bomber pilot
• Inna Tschurikowa , actress

Web links

• City's unofficial website (Russian)
• Belebei on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)