Blagoveshchensk (Russian: Благове́щенск; Bashkir: Благовещен, romanized: Blagoveşçen) is a town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located 42 kilometers (26 mi) north of Ufa on the right bank of the Belaya River.

[9] It was founded in 1756 as a settlement serving the copper melting works and was granted town status in 1941.

[2] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Blagoveshchensk serves as the administrative center of Blagoveshchensky 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 Blagoveshchensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

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