Balaklava District

44°30′0.15″N 33°36′0.12″E Balaklava District (Ukrainian: Балаклавський район, romanized: Balaklavskyi raion; Russian: Балаклавский район) is an administrative raion (district) of the city of Sevastopol.

Balaklavskyi District
Балаклавський район
Балаклавский район
Urban district in Sevastopol
Flag of Balaklavskyi District
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Coat of arms of Balaklavskyi District
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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 raion 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 raion 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 raion is subdivided into three municipality (councils): Inkerman city council, Orlyne rural council, and Ternivka rural council. Balaklava District borders with Bakhchysarai Raion and Yalta Municipality.

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References
  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.
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