The

Crimean Peninsula Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

is a disputed area which as a result of the

2014 Crimean crisis In February and March 2014, Russia invaded and subsequently annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine. This event took place in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity and is part of the wider Russo-Ukrainian War. The events in Kyiv ...

is controlled and recognized by

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

as the

Republic of Crimea The Republic of Crimea, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; uk, Республіка Крим, translit. ''Respublika Krym'' ; crh, , is an unrecognized federal subject ( republic) of Russia, located in the Crimean Peninsula. Its territory ...

, a

federal subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъекты Российской Федерации, subyekty Rossiyskoy Federatsii) or simply as the subjects of the federation (russian ...

of Russia. At the same time,

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

and most UN countries around the world recognize the territory as the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a part of Ukraine. The

continues to use the administrative divisions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and is subdivided into 25 territorial entities: 14 districts (''

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

s'') and 11 city municipalities, officially known as ''territories governed by city councils''. However, in July 2020, Ukraine adopted a reform of its administrative divisions. According to the new divisions, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea only consists of ten districts (raions). The new administrative divisions in Crimea only exist de jure, since Ukraine does not control Crimea and cannot implement their creation. Under both the Russian (post-April 2014) and the Ukrainian (pre-April 2014) administrative systems, the territory of Crimea excludes 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 ...

Administrative divisions

Pre-April 2014 (Ukrainian system: Autonomous Republic of Crimea)

* Cities and towns under the Republic's jurisdiction: **

Simferopol Municipality Simferopol City Municipality (, , ) (officially "the territory governed by the Simferopol city council") is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine currently occupied by Russia. Population: Administrative divisions The Simfero ...

*** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Simferopol Simferopol () is the second-largest city in the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. However, it is ...

(Aqmescit, Симферополь, Сімферополь), the administrative center of the Republic *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Ahrarne Ahrarne (russian: Аграрное; uk, Аграрне; crh, Agrarne) is an urban-type settlement located in Simferopol Municipality, Crimea. Population: See also *Simferopol Municipality References

{{Simferopol municipality Urban-type ...

(Agrarnoye, Аграрное, Аграрне) **** Aeroflotskyi (Aeroflotskiy, Аэрофлотский, Аерофлотський) **** Hresivskyi (Gresovskiy, Грэсовский, Гресівський) **** Komsomolske (Komsomolskoye, Комсомольское, Комсомольське) ** Alushta Municipality *** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Alushta Alushta ( uk, Алушта; crh, Aluşta; ) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula which is within the Republic of Crimea, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of Ukraine, but since 2014 a ''de ...

(Aluşta, Алушта) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: **** Partenit (Partenit, Партенит, Партеніт) **

Armyansk Municipality Armiansk City Municipality (, , ) is an administrative territorial entity of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Population: It is one of the smallest regions of the republic, located on the Isthmus of Perekop and is the main part of the peninsu ...

*** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: **** Armyansk (Ermeni Bazar, Армянск, Армянськ) ** Dzhankoy (Canköy, Джанкой) **

Feodosia Municipality Feodosia City Municipality (, ''Feodosijśka miśkrada''; , ''Feodosijskij gorsovet''; ), officially "the territory governed by the Feodosia city council", is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a ...

*** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Feodosia uk, Феодосія, Теодосія crh, Kefe , official_name = () , settlement_type= , image_skyline = THEODOSIA 01.jpg , imagesize = 250px , image_caption = Genoese fortress of Caffa , image_shield = Fe ...

(Kefe, Феодосия, Феодосія) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: **** Koktebel (Köktöbel, Коктебель) **** Kurortne (Aşağı Otuz, Курортное, Курортне) **** Ordzhonikidze (Kaygador, Орджоникидзе, Орджонікідзе) ****

Prymorskyi Primorskyi ( crh, Hafuz, russian: Приморский, uk, Приморський) is an urban-type settlement in the Feodosia Municipality of, de facto, the Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine ...

(Hafuz, Приморский, Приморський) **** Shchebetovka (Otuz, Щебетовка) **

Kerch Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of t ...

(Keriç, Керчь, Керч) ** Krasnoperekopsk (Krasnoperekopsk, Красноперекопск, Красноперекопськ) ** Saky Municipality *** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Saky Saky (: ; crh, Saq) or Saki is a town of regional significance in Ukraine, in the Crimean peninsula. Although it is the administrative centre of the Saky Raion, it does not belong to the raion (district), serving instead as the center and th ...

(Saq, Саки) **

Sudak Municipality Sudak City Municipality (, , ), officially "the territory governed by the Sudak city council" is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Population: A ...

*** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Sudak Sudak (Ukrainian & Russian: Судак; crh, Sudaq; gr, Σουγδαία; sometimes spelled Sudac or Sudagh) is a town, multiple former Eastern Orthodox bishopric and double Latin Catholic titular see. It is of regional significance in Crimea, ...

(Sudaq, Судак) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Novyi Svit Novyi Svit or Novy Svet ( uk, Новий Світ, translit=Novyi Svit; rus, Но́вый Свет, r=Novy Svet; crh, Novıy Svet; literally: 'New World' or more correctly 'New Community') is a resort, an urban-type settlement in Sudak Municip ...

(Novıy Svet, Новый Свет, Новий Світ) **

Yalta Municipality Yalta City Municipality (russian: Я́лтинский городско́й сове́т; uk, Я́лтинська міська́ ра́да; crh, Yalta şeer şurası, Ялта шеэр шурасы), officially "the territory governed by the Ya ...

*** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Cri ...

(Yalta, Ялта) ****

Alupka Alupka (Ukrainian and Russian: Алу́пка; crh, Alupka; gr, Ἀλώπηξ, Alòpex) is a resort city located in the Crimean peninsula, a territory of Ukraine currently annexed by Russian Federation (see 2014 Crimean crisis). It is located t ...

(Alupka, Алупка) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Berehove Berehove ( uk, Берегове; hu, Beregszász) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Serving as the administrativ ...

(Kastropol, Береговое, Берегове) **** Foros, Crimea (Foros, Форос) ****

Gaspra Gaspra ( uk, Гаспра, officially transliterated Haspra; russian: Гаспра; crh, Gaspra, from Greek hàspra, άσπρα, white) is a spa town, an urban-type settlement in Yalta Municipality in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. It is loc ...

(Gaspra, Гаспра) ****

Gurzuf Gurzuf or Hurzuf ( uk, link=no, Гурзуф, russian: Гурзу́ф, crh, Gurzuf, gr, link=no, Γορζουβίται) is a resort-town (urban-type settlement) in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized b ...

(Gurzuf, Гурзуф) **** Holuba Zatoka (Limena, Голубой Залив, Голуба Затока) ****

(Gurzuf, Гурзуф) **** Katsiveli (Katsiveli, Кацивели, Кацівелі) ****

Koreiz Koreiz (, , ) is an urban-type settlement lying south-west of Yalta in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of ...

(Koreiz, Кореиз, Кореїз) **** Krasnokamianka (Qızıltaş, Краснокаменка, Краснокам'янка) **** Kurpaty (Kurpatı, Курпаты, Курпати) **** Livadiya (Livadiya, Ливадия, Лівадія) ****

Massandra Massandra or Masandra ( crh, Massandra; russian: Массандра; uk, Масандра) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta Municipality in Crimea. Occupying the spot of an ancient Greek settlement (Tavrida-Ταυρίδα), Masandra w ...

(Massandra, Массандра, Масандра) ****

Nikita Nikita may refer to: * Nikita (given name) * Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea * Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore Film and television *''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film * ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...

(Nikita, Никита, Нікіта) ****

Oreanda Oreanda (Ukrainian and Russian: Ореанда; crh, Oreanda) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia ...

(Oreanda, Ореанда) **** Parkove (Yañı Küçükköy, Парковое, Паркове) **** Ponyzivka (Aşağı Kikineiz, Понизовка, Понизівка) **** Sanatorne (Melas, Санаторное, Санаторне) **** Simeiz (Simeiz, Симеиз, Сімеїз) **** Sovietske (Dolossı, Советское, Совєтське) **** Vidradne (Mağaraç, Отрадное, Відрадне) **** Voskhod (Cemiyet, Восход) **** Vynohradne (Vinogradnoye, Виноградное, Виноградне) ** Yevpatoria Municipality *** ''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Yevpatoria Yevpatoria ( uk, Євпаторія, Yevpatoriia; russian: Евпатория, Yevpatoriya; crh, , , gr, Ευπατορία) is a city of regional significance in Western Crimea, north of Kalamita Bay. Yevpatoria serves as the administrativ ...

(Kezlev, Евпатория, Євпаторія) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

Myrnyi Myrnyi ( uk, Мирний; russian: Мирный, translit=Mirnyi; crh, Mirnıy) is an urban-type settlement in the Yevpatoria municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukrain ...

(Mirnıy, Мирный, Мирний) ****

Novoozerne Novoozerne ( uk, Новоозерне; russian: Новоозёрное, translit=Novoozyornoye; crh, Novoozörnoye) is an urban-type settlement in the Yevpatoria municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majo ...

(Novoozörnoye, Новоозёрное, Новоозерне) **** Zaozerne (Yalı Moynaq, Заозёрное, Заозерне) * Districts (raions): ** Bakhchysarai (''Bağçasaray rayonı'', Бахчисарайский район, Бахчисарайський район) *** ''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Bakhchysarai (Bağçasaray, Бахчисарай) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Kuibysheve (Albat, Куйбышево, Куйбишеве) **** Nauchnyi (Nauçnıy, Научный, Научний) **** Poshtove (Bazarçıq, Почтовое, Поштове) ** Bilohirsk (''Qarasuvbazar rayonı'', Белогорский район, Білогірський район) *** ''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Bilohirsk (Qarasuvbazar, Белогорск, Білогірськ) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Zuya (Zuya, Зуя) ** Chornomorske (''Aqmeçit rayonı'', Черноморский район, Чорноморський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Chornomorske (Aqmeçit, Черноморское, Чорноморське) **

Dzhankoi Dzhankoi or Jankoy is a town of regional significance in the northern part of Crimea, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of Ukraine, but since 2014 a ''de facto'' federal subject of the Russian Federation. It also serves as administrat ...

(''Canköy rayonı'', Джанкойский район, Джанкойський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Azovske (Qalay, Азовское, Азовське) **** Vilne (Frayleben, Вольное, Вільне) ** Kirovske (''İslâm Terek rayonı'', Кировский район, Кіровський район) *** ''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: ****

Stary Krym Staryi Krym (russian: Старый Крым; uk, Старий Крим; crh, Eski Qırım, italic=yes; in all three languages) is a small historical town and former bishopric in Kirovske Raion of Crimea, Ukraine. It has been illegally occupie ...

(Eski Qırım, Старый Крым, Старий Крим) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Kirovske (İslâm Terek, Кировское, Кіровське) ** Krasnohvardiiske (''Qurman rayonı'', Красногвардейский район, Красногвардійський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Krasnohvardiiske (Qurman, Красногвардейское, Красногвардійське) **** Oktiabrske (Büyük Onlar, Октябрьское, Октябрське) ** Krasnoperekopsk (''Krasnoperekopsk rayonı'', Красноперекопский район, Красноперекопський район) ** Lenine (''Yedi Quyu rayonı'', Ленинский район, Ленінський район) *** ''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Shcholkine (Şçolkino, Щёлкино, Щолкіне) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Baherove (Bagerovo, Багерово, Багерове) **** Lenine (Yedi Quyu, Ленино, Леніне) ** Nyzhnohirskyi (''Seyitler rayonı'', Нижнегорский район, Нижньогірський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Nyzhnohirskyi (Seyitler, Нижнегорский, Нижньогірський) ** Pervomaiske (''Curçı rayonı'', Первомайский район, Первомайський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Pervomaiske (Curçı, Первомайское, Первомайське) ** Rozdolne (''Aqşeyh rayonı'', Раздольненский район, Роздольненський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Novoselivske (Montanay, Новосёловское, Новоселівське) **** Rozdolne (Aqşeyh, Раздольное, Роздольне) **

(''Saq rayonı'', Сакский район, Сакський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: ****

Novofedorivka Novofedorivka ( uk, Новофедорівка) or Novofyodorovka (russian: Новофёдоровка; crh, Novofödorovka) is an urban-type settlement. It is located about south of the regional centre of Saky, and about north of Sevastopo ...

(Novofödorovka, Новофёдоровка, Новофедорівка) **

(''Aqmescit rayonı'', Симферопольский район, Сімферопольський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Hvardiiske (Sarabuz, Гвардейское, Гвардійське) **** Molodizhne (Molodöjnoye, Молодёжное, Молодіжне) **** Mykolaivka (Nikolayevka, Николаевка, Миколаївка) ** Sovietskyi (''İçki rayonı'', Советский район, Совєтський район) *** ''Urban-type settlements'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Sovietskyi (İçki, Советский, Совєтський ****

Post-April 2014 (Russian system: Republic of Crimea)

The Russian system largely inherits the Ukrainian setup, with changes to terminology and minor tweaks on the lower levels. *Cities and towns under republic's jurisdiction: **

(Симферополь) (capital) **

(Алушта) ** Armyansk (Армянск) ** Dzhankoy (Джанкой) **

Feodosiya uk, Феодосія, Теодосія crh, Kefe , official_name = () , settlement_type= , image_skyline = THEODOSIA 01.jpg , imagesize = 250px , image_caption = Genoese fortress of Caffa , image_shield = Fe ...

(Феодосия) **

(Керчь) ** Krasnoperekopsk (Красноперекопск) **

Saki Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and cultu ...

(Саки) **

(Судак) **

(Ялта) ***''Towns'' under the town's jurisdiction: ****

(Алупка) **

Yevpatoriya Yevpatoria ( uk, Євпаторія, Yevpatoriia; russian: Евпатория, Yevpatoriya; crh, , , gr, Ευπατορία) is a city of regional significance in Western Crimea, north of Kalamita Bay. Yevpatoria serves as the administrativ ...

(Евпатория) *Districts: ** Bakhchisaraysky (Бахчисарайский) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: ****

Bakhchisaray Bakhchysarai ( crh, Bağçasaray, italic=yes; russian: Бахчисара́й; ua, Бахчисара́й; tr, Bahçesaray) is a town in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Re ...

(Бахчисарай) ** Belogorsky (Белогорский) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Belogorsk (Белогорск) ** Chernomorsky (Черноморский) ** Dzhankoysky (Джанкойский) ** Kirovsky (Кировский) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: ****

(Старый Крым) ** Krasnogvardeysky (Красногвардейский) ** Krasnoperekopsky (Красноперекопский) ** Leninsky (Ленинский) ***''Towns'' under the district's jurisdiction: **** Shchyolkino (Щёлкино) ** Nizhnegorsky (Нижнегорский) ** Pervomaysky (Первомайский) ** Razdolnensky (Раздольненский) ** Saksky (Сакский) ** Simferopolsky (Симферопольский) ** Sovetsky (Советский)

Post-July 2020 (Ukrainian system: Autonomous Republic of Crimea)

According to the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine, the municipalities were abolished, and the number of railons reduced. The following raions exist in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, As Crimea is not under Ukrainian control, this administrative division has not been implemented. * Bakhchysarai (Бахчисарайський район), the center is in the town of Bakhchysarai; * Bilohirsk (Білогірський район), the center is in the town of Bilohirsk; * Dzhankoy (Джанкойський район), the center is in the town of

; *

(Феодосійський район), the center is in the town of

; *

(Керченський район), the center is in the town of

; * Kurman (Курманський район), the center is in the urban-type settlement of Kurman; *

Perekop Perekop (Ukrainian & Russian: Перекоп; ; ) is an urban-type settlement located on the Perekop Isthmus connecting the Crimean peninsula to the Ukrainian mainland. It is known for the fortress Or Qapi that served as the gateway to Crimea. ...

(Перекопський район), the center is in the town of Yany Kapu; *

(Сімферопольський район), the center is in the city of

; *

(Ялтинський район), the center is in the town of

; *

(Євпаторійський район), the center is in the town of

Municipal divisions

The municipal divisions of the Republic of Crimea are identical with its administrative divisions. All of the administrative districts of the Republic of Crimea are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and the cities of oblast significance are municipally incorporated as urban okrugs.Law of the Republic of Crimea #35-ZRKLaw of the Republic of Crimea #15-ZRK The Autonomous Republic of Crimea has no municipal divisions, as the concept does not exist in Ukraine.

References

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