BLAGOVESHCHENSKY RAION
BLAGOVESHCHENSKY RAION, located in the central part of the RB. Established Aug. 20, 1930. Abolished February 1, 1963. The territory is incorporated into Ufimsky Raion. Newly established on January 13, 1965. Territory — 2,259 km2. Adm. centre — Blagoveshchensk, which is located 42 km N of Ufa and 18 km NW of Zagorodnaya Railway Station. Population — 14.3 thous. people (2017).
In 2018, the area of agricultural land amounted to 125.0 thous. ha (55% of the total area), including arable lands — 46.0, hayfields — 19.5, pastures — 58.9; forest area — 80, surface waters — 3.1. Agri cultural enterprises [3 APCs, 8 OOOs, 47 peasant (farmer) farms] specialize in the cultivation of grain, fodder and tech. crops, meat and dairy cattle and poultry breeding. On the territory of the Raion there are: OAO Turbaslinskiye Broilers; Blagoveshchensk Valves Plant, compa nies: Polief, Blagoveshchensky Reinforced Concrete Plant, Blagoveshchensky Shipyard, OOO SIBURPETF, Agidel, Bashkir Gene rating Company, Eastern Valves Company, OOO Valve Plant, Blagove shchensk Plastic Plant, Thermal Insulation Ma terials Plant, etc. High ways: Ufa—Birsk— Yanaul, and Blagove shchensk—Pavlovka— Krasnaya Gorka. From Zagorodnaya Railway Station to OAO POLIEF and Blagoveshchensk Reinforced Concrete Plant lies the access railway. Shipments inside the RB are also done through the Belaya and Ufa Rivers.
There are: 20 general education schools, 11 preschool educational institutions, Olympus teenage club; a central hospital and 2 rural hospitals, 25 medical and obstetrical centers;
21 rural palaces of culture and a club, 18 libraries. There are 9 amateur art groups.
