Bakal

Bakal (Russian: Бакал) is a town in Satkinsky District of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the western slopes of the Ural Mountains 264 kilometers (164 mi) west from Chelyabinsk, on the Chelyabinsk–Ufa railroad branch. Population: 20,953 (2010 Census preliminary results); 22,314 (2002 Census); 24,101 (1989 Census).