Kacha, Sevastopol
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Kacha (; ; ) is an
urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
under the City of Sevastopol's jurisdiction, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of
Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
and incorporated by
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
as part of the Sevastopol
federal subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation () or simply as the subjects of the federation (), are the administrative division, constituent entities of Russia, its top-level political division ...
.


History

Kacha was founded in 1912. It received urban-type settlement status in 1938.


Military outpost

There is an airbase in Kacha used by
Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
and its
Black Sea Fleet The Black Sea Fleet () is the Naval fleet, fleet of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov and the Mediterranean Sea. The Black Sea Fleet, along with other Russian ground and air forces on the Crimea, Crimean Peninsula, are subordin ...
Naval Air Force as headquarters for the 25th Independent Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment (25th AHR) and the 917th Independent Composite Air Regiment (917th ICAR). Occupied by Germany in part of 1942-part of 1944.


Demographics

* 1926 — 366 inhabitants * 1939 — 2,834 inhabitants * 1989 — 5,783 inhabitants * 2001 — 6,320 inhabitants


See also

* Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion


References

Geography of Sevastopol Rural settlements in Crimea Sevastopol {{Crimea-geo-stub