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Simferopol Raion
Simferopol Raion (, , ) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula, administered by Russia, but considered by many countries as part of Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Simferopol which is incorporated as a town of republican significance and is not a part of the district. The Simferopol Raion is situated in the central part of the peninsula. Population: Demographics According to the 2001 All-Ukrainian Census the population of the region was 149,253 persons. The population showed the following ethnic groups:Дністрянський М. С. Етнополітична географія України. Львів: Літопис, 2006. С.452–453. * Russians – 49.4% * Ukrainians – 23.5% * Crimean Tatars – 22.2% * Belarusians — 1.4% * Poles – 0.2% * Moldovans Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians (, , ), are an ethnic group native to Moldova, who mostly speak the Romanian language, also referred to locally as Moldovan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 commonly translated as ' district' in English. A raion is a standardized administrative entity across most of the former Soviet Union and is usually a subdivision two steps below the national level, such as a subdivision of an oblast. However, in smaller USSR republics, it could be the primary level of administrative division. After the fall of the Soviet Union, some of the republics kept the ''raion'' (e.g. Azerbaijan, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) while others dropped it (e.g. Georgia, Uzbekistan, Estonia, Latvia, Armenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan). In Bulgaria, it refers to an internal administrative subdivision of a city not related to the administrative division of the country as a whole, or, in the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusians
Belarusians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Belarus. They natively speak Belarusian language, Belarusian, an East Slavic language. More than 9 million people proclaim Belarusian ethnicity worldwide. Nearly 7.99 million Belarusians reside in Belarus, with the United States and Russia being home to more than 500,000 Belarusians each. The majority of Belarusians adhere to Eastern Orthodoxy. Name During the Soviet era, Belarusians were referred to as ''Byelorussians'' or ''Belorussians'' (from Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, Byelorussia, derived from Russian "Белоруссия"). Before, they were typically known as ''White Russians'' or ''White Ruthenians'' (from White Russia or White Ruthenia, based on "Белая Русь"). Upon Belarusian independence in 1991, they became known as ''Belarusians'' (from Belarus, derived from "Беларусь"), sometimes spelled as ''Belarusans'', ''Belarussians'' or ''Belorusians''. The term ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alushta Municipality
Alushta City Municipality (, , ), officially "the territory governed by the Alushta city council", also known as Greater Alushta is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine but incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea (Russia), Republic of Crimea. Population: It is a resort region, located at the southern shore of Crimea - one of the most famous recreational territories of the former Soviet Union. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions of Russia, Alushta is, together with a number of urban and rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of federal subject significance, town of republican significance of Alushta—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of Crimea, districts.Law of the Republic of Crimea #35-ZRK As a subdivisions of Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakhchisaray Raion
Bakhchysarai Raion (; ; ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, an internationally recognized territory of Ukraine occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014. Population: The Bakhchysarai Raion is situated in the southwestern part of the peninsula. Two thirds of the raion's area is mountainous, while the northwestern part of the region is occupied by the coastal plain. Places of interest The raion contains a great number of historical landmarks of the ancient history and the Middle Ages history of Crimea, among which are so called cave cities Chufut-Kale, Mangup, and others. The administrative centre of the raion, Bakhchysarai, in the past was a capital of the Crimean Khanate. In addition, the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory is located in the town of Nauchnyi. A few other important attractions located within the raion: * Bakhchysarai Palace * The "cave city" of Çufut Qale * The "cave city" of Eski Kermen * Mangup * The "cave city" of Tepe-Kermen * Uspenskyi Cave Monastery 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simferopol Municipality
Simferopol City Municipality (; ; ) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine currently occupied by Russia. Population: Administrative divisions The Simferopol City Municipality's territory is subdivided into 3 urban districts: * Kyivsky District * Tsentralnyi District * Zheleznodorozhny District Besides the Crimean capital Simferopol, the region includes: ;4 towns: * Hresivskyi * Aeroflotskyi * Komsomolske * Ahrarne ;1 village: * Bitumne History The city was founded in 1784. In 1921, Simferopol Municipality passed a resolution protesting against Russian agitation for pogroms against Crimean Jews in the Soviet Union. In 2014, Simferopol Municipality was one of 25 regions in Crimea occupied by the 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea. In 2018, the Russian-installed mayor of the municipality resigned, along with eight councillors, after being requested to by the Russian Republic of Crimea's State Council of Crimea. This was due to alleged mismanagement o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal sea, marginal Mediterranean sea (oceanography), mediterranean sea lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia (country), Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The Black Sea is Inflow (hydrology), supplied by major rivers, principally the Danube, Dnieper and Dniester. Consequently, while six countries have a coastline on the sea, its drainage basin includes parts of 24 countries in Europe. The Black Sea, not including the Sea of Azov, covers , has a maximum depth of , and a volume of . Most of its coasts ascend rapidly. These rises are the Pontic Mountains to the south, bar the southwest-facing peninsulas, the Caucasus Mountains to the east, and the Crimean Mountains to the mid-north. In the west, the coast is generally small floodplains below foothills such as the Strandzha; Cape Emine, a dwindling of the east end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilohirsk Raion
Bilohirsk Raion (, , ) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently occupied by Russian Federation. Population: This landlocked region is situated in the foothills of the central Crimea. The raion's administrative centre is the historical town of Bilohirsk Bilohirsk (until 1944 – Karasubazar, ; , ) is a city and the administrative centre of Bilohirsk Raion, one of the raions (districts) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is recognised by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine, but i .... 2020 Ukrainian Administrative Reform In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, which was at the time occupied by Russia, and is still ongoing as of October 2023. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether. The territory of Bilohirsk Raion was expanded to also include the territories of Nyzhnohirskyi Raion, but has not yet been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krasnohvardiyske Raion
Krasnohvardiiske Raion (), known by Ukrainian authorities as Kurman Raion (, ) is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognised by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia. The administrative centre of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Krasnohvardiiske. Krasnohvardiiske Raion is located in the central part of Crimea. Population: Demographics As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, the district had a population of 93,782 inhabitants. The population of the raion is diverse. People with an ethnic Russian background make up the largest group (48.7%), followed by ethnic Ukrainians (29.3%) and Crimean Tatars (16.7%). Other notable groups are Belarusians, Armenians, Germans and Tatars. The exact ethnic composition was as follows: Settlements The raion contains two urban-type settlements: Krasnohvardiiske and Oktiabrske, and eighty-two villages, including: History Russian annexation of Crimea In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saky Raion
Saky Raion (, , ) is one of the 25 regions 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 Crimea. Its administrative center is the city of Saky, which is not a part of the district. Population: The district includes the urban-type settlement of Novofedorivka. 2020 Ukrainian administrative reform In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether. Saky Raion was abolished, with its territories to become a part of Yevpatoria Raion, but this has not yet been implemented due to the ongoing Russian occupation. Demographics As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion had a population of 80,964. Russians account for a little less than half the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simferopol Municipality
Simferopol City Municipality (; ; ) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine currently occupied by Russia. Population: Administrative divisions The Simferopol City Municipality's territory is subdivided into 3 urban districts: * Kyivsky District * Tsentralnyi District * Zheleznodorozhny District Besides the Crimean capital Simferopol, the region includes: ;4 towns: * Hresivskyi * Aeroflotskyi * Komsomolske * Ahrarne ;1 village: * Bitumne History The city was founded in 1784. In 1921, Simferopol Municipality passed a resolution protesting against Russian agitation for pogroms against Crimean Jews in the Soviet Union. In 2014, Simferopol Municipality was one of 25 regions in Crimea occupied by the 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea. In 2018, the Russian-installed mayor of the municipality resigned, along with eight councillors, after being requested to by the Russian Republic of Crimea's State Council of Crimea. This was due to alleged mismanagement o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Occupation Of Crimea
On 27 February 2014, Little green men (Russo-Ukrainian War), unmarked Russian soldiers were deployed to the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula in order to wrest control of it from Ukraine, starting the Russo-Ukrainian War. * * * * * * * This military occupation, which the Ukrainian government considers to have begun on 20 February, laid the foundation for the Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Russian annexation of Crimea on 18 March 2014. Under Russia, the Ukrainian Autonomous Republic of Crimea was replaced by the Republic of Crimea (Russia), Republic of Crimea, though the legitimacy of the latter is United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262, scarcely recognized internationally. The occupation began during Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, which ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Russian special forces without insignia Capture of the Crimean Parliament, took control of Crimea's government buildings, surrounded Ukrainian military bases, and blockaded th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Development Of The Administrative Divisions Of Ukraine
Administrative divisions development in Ukraine reviews the history of changes in the Administrative divisions of Ukraine, administrative divisions of Ukraine, in chronological order. Russian Empire The Russian Empire had acquired much of the territory inhabited by Ukrainians between the mid 17th and early 19th centuries, which was organized into nine Ukrainian governorates: Chernihiv Governorate, Chernigov (Chernihiv in Ukrainian), Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Yekaterinoslav (Katerynoslav), Kiev Governorate, Kiev (Kyiv), Kharkov Governorate, Kharkov (Kharkiv), Kherson Governorate, Kherson, Podolia Governorate, Podolia (Podillia), Poltava Governorate, Poltava, Volhynian Governorate, Volhynia (Volyn), and the mainland part of Taurida Governorate, Taurida (or Tavriia, without the Crimean peninsula). Additional lands annexed from Poland in 1815 were organized into the Kholm Governorate (Russian Empire), Kholm governorate in 1912. Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–1921) After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
