Lenin District (russian: Ленинский 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 ...
. Population:
It is the heart 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 ...
and until 1961 was called Stalin Raion. The raion contains the city's central square -
Nakhimov Square. In 1783 from here takes its origin the city of Sevastopol. The current borders of the raion were confirmed by the municipality in February 1977. To the west it borders
Gagarin Raion
Gagarinskiy District (russian: Гагаринский район) is an administrative raion (district) of the city of Sevastopol, named after cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Population:
See also
* Subdivisions of Russia
*Subdivisions of Ukraine
The ...
, to the south -
Balaklava Raion
Balaklava District ( uk, Балаклавський район; russian: Балаклавский район) is an administrative raion (district) of the city of Sevastopol.
The raion was created in 1930 as part of the Crimean ASSR with its admi ...
, to the east -
Nakhimov Raion
Nakhimov District (russian: Нахимовский район) is an administrative raion (district) of the city of Sevastopol
Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ...
, and to the north its banks are washed by the waters of
Sevastopol Bay
Sevastopol Bay ( uk, Севастопольська бухта; russian: Севастопольская бухта) is a city harbor that includes a series of smaller bays carved out its shores. The bay of Sevastopol splits the city of Sevastopo ...
. It is named after
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
.
References
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Urban districts of Sevastopol
Soviet toponymy in Ukraine