Adygeysk is a town in the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located near Krasnodar Reservoir, 100km northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. Population:HistoryIt was founded as the settlement of Adygeysky in 1969 due to the construction of Krasnodar Reservoir. According to some other sources, the original name was "Adygeysk". The name alluded to the Adyghe people indigenous to the region. On July 27, 1976, it was granted town status and renamed Teuchezhsk, for Adyghe poet Tsug Teuchezh. In 1990, the original name was restored.Administrative and municipal statusWithin the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. It has the following rural localities under its jurisdiction: aul of Gatlukaykhutor of Psekups As a municipal division, Adygeysk Republican Urban Okrug is incorporated as Adygeysk Urban Okrug.