Sovietskyi Raion

Sovietskyi Raion (Russian: Советский район, Ukrainian: Совєтський район), known by Ukrainian authorities[nb 1] as İçki Raion (Ukrainian: Ічкінський район, Crimean Tatar: İçki rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Sovietskyi. Population: 31,898 (2014 Census).[1]

Sovietskyi raion
İçki rayonı
Village (selo) Prudy, Sovetsky District
Village (selo) Prudy, Sovetsky District
Flag of Sovietskyi raion
Official seal of Sovietskyi raion
Raion location within Crimea
CountryDisputed:
RepublicCrimea
CapitalSovietskyi
Subdivisions
List
  • 0 cities
  • 1 towns
  • 36 villages
Area
  Total1,080 km2 (420 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total31,898
  Density30/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Dialing code+380-6551
Websitesovmo.rk.gov.ru

Notes

  1. The renaming has been effected by Ukraine's decommunization laws, but as Crimea is outside of Ukrainian control, this decision has had little practical effect.

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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