- Adygeysk
Adygeysk ( _ru. Адыге́йск; _ad. Адыгэкъалэ) is a town in the Republic of Adygea,
Russia , located nearKrasnodar Reservoir , 100 km north-west ofMaykop . The town is in direct jurisdiction of the republic. Population: 12,209 (2002 Census); 12,548 (1989 Census).History
It was founded as the settlement of Adygeysky ( _ru. Адыгейский) in 1969 due to the construction of Krasnodar Reservoir. It was renamed Teuchezhsk ( _ru. Теуче́жск) in 1976, when it was granted town status, but was again renamed Adygeysk in 1992.
Municipality
Municipally, Adygeysk is incorporated as a municipal urban okrug, with the following rural localities under its jurisdiction:Law of the Republic of Adygea #270 of
December 1 ,2004 "On Municipal Formation "the Town of Adygeysk", on Its Endowment with the Status of a Municipal Urban Okrug, and on Establishing Its Borders"]
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