Balaklava District

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44°30′0.15″N 33°36′0.12″E / 44.5000417°N 33.6000333°E / 44.5000417; 33.6000333 Balaklavskiy District (Russian: Балаклавский район) or Balaklavskyi District (Ukrainian: Балаклавський район) is an urban district of the city of Sevastopol.

Balaklavskyi District
Балаклавський район
Балаклавский район
Flag of Balaklavskyi District
Coat of arms of Balaklavskyi District
Map
Map of Sevastopol and its raions with Balaklava highlighted in red.
CountryDisputed:
MunicipalitySevastopol
Area
 • Total544.9 km2 (210.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total27,620
 • Density82.17/km2 (212.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)

The district was created in 1930 as part of the Crimean ASSR with its administrative center in Balaklava. After World War II in 1957, it became part of Sevastopol city municipality. All populated places of the district became incorporated with the city of Sevastopol. In 1976, the city of Inkerman was reinstated as a city. Population: 27,620 (2014 Census).[1]

The district is subdivided into three municipality (councils): Inkerman city council, Orlyne Village Council, and Ternivka Village Council. Balaklavskyi District borders with Bakhchysarai Raion and Yalta Municipality.

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References

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  1. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.