Baymak (Russian: Баймак; Bashkir: Баймаҡ, Bajmaq) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located in the upper streams of the Tanalyk River (Ural's basin) 489 kilometers (304 mi) south of Ufa.

[2] In January 2024, about 10,000 protesters called for the release of activist Fail Alsynov after he had been sentenced to four years in prison.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Baymak serves as the administrative center of Baymaksky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.

[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Baymak—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Baymak is incorporated within Baymaksky Municipal District as Baymak Urban Settlement.