{{Short description|Town in Bashkortostan, Russia}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Beloretsk |ru_name=Белорецк |loc_name1=Белорет |loc_lang1=Bashkir |image_skyline=BeloretWaterTower.jpg |image_caption=Beloretsk water tower |coordinates = {{coord|53|58|N|58|24|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=top |image_coa=Coat of Arms of Beloretsk (Bashkortostan).png |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag of Beloretsk.svg |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Republic of Bashkortostan |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm">Resolution #391</ref> |adm_city_jur=town of republic significance of Beloretsk |adm_city_jur_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Beloretsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="OKATO" /> |adm_ctr_of2=town of republic significance of Beloretsk |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Beloretsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_mun" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Beloretsk Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Beloretsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Beloretsk Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="RBashkortostan_mun" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=68806 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1762 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1923 |current_cat_date_ref= |prev_name1= |prev_name1_date= |prev_name1_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }}
'''Beloretsk''' ({{langx|ru|Белоре́цк}}; {{langx|ba|Белорет|Beloret}}) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Belaya River, {{convert|245|km|sp=us}} from Ufa. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=68,806|p2002=71,093|p1989=72,434}}
==History== Beloretsk Iron Factory was founded in 1762 by merchants I. B. Tverdyshev and I. S. Myasnikov, who bought 170,041 ''desiatinas'' of land from Bashkirs of Belokatayskaya Volost.<ref>{{cite Efron|Белорецкий завод}}</ref>
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Beloretsk serves as the administrative center of Beloretsky District,<ref name="OKATO">{{OKATO reference|80 211}}</ref> even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm" /> As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the '''town of republic significance of Beloretsk'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.<ref name="RBashkortostan_adm" /> As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Beloretsk is incorporated within Beloretsky Municipal District as '''Beloretsk Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="RBashkortostan_mun">Law #126-z</ref>
==Religion== Several religious denominations are active in Beloretsk. The biggest community of believers is the Orthodox Christians, with the Muslim community being the second largest.
== Politics == Covered by the Beloretsk constituency for elections to the State Duma.
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ba|adm|list}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ba|mun|list}}
==External links== *[https://beloretsk.bashkortostan.ru/ Official website of Beloretsk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429151323/https://beloretsk.bashkortostan.ru/ |date=April 29, 2020 }} {{in lang|ru}} *[https://beloretsk.jsprav.ru/ Beloretsk Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Republic of Bashkortostan}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Cities and towns in Bashkortostan Category:Populated places established in 1762