Adygeysk is a town in the Republic of Adygea, Russia

Russia

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, located near Krasnodar Reservoir, 100 kilometres (62.1 mi) northwest of Maykop

Maykop

Maykop is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River . Population: -History:...

, the capital of the republic. The town is in direct jurisdiction of the republic

City of federal subject significance

City of federal subject significance is an umbrella term used to refer to a type of an administrative division of a federal subject of Russia which is equal in status to a district but is organized around a large city; occasionally with surrounding rural territories.According to the 1993...

. Population:

History

It was founded as the settlement of Adygeysky in 1969 due to the construction of Krasnodar Reservoir. It was renamed Teuchezhsk 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:

• aul
  Aul
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  of Gatlukay
• khutor
  Khutor
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  of Psekups