Balaklava District ( uk, Балаклавський район; russian: Балаклавский район) is an administrative raion (
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
) of the city of
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
.
The raion was created in 1930 as part of the
Crimean ASSR with its
administrative center
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in
Balaklava. After
World War II
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in 1957, it became part of
Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
city municipality. All populated places of the raion became incorporated with the city of Sevastopol. In 1976, the city of
Inkerman was reinstated as a city. Population:
The raion is subdivided into three municipality (councils): Inkerman city council, Orlyne rural council, and Ternivka rural council. Balaklava District borders with
Bakhchysarai Raion and
Yalta Municipality.
See also
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Baydar Valley
The Baydar or Baydari valley sprawls for 16 km north-east in the Balaklava Raion of Sevastopol, Crimea. It is the source of the Chernaya River and the location of the Chernaya River Reservoir, Sevastopol's largest body of fresh water. Prehis ...
References
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Urban districts of Sevastopol