Simferopol Raion

Simferopol Raion (Ukrainian: Сімферопольський район, Russian: Симферопольский район, Crimean Tatar: Aqmescit rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and 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: 152,091 (2014 Census).[1]

Simferopol Raion
Симферопольский район
Сімферопольський район
Raion
Landscape in Simferpol District
Seal
Raion location within Crimea
CountryDisputed:
RepublicCrimea
CapitalSimferopol
Subdivisions
List
  • 0 Cities
  • 12 Towns
  • 92 Villages
Area
 • Total1,753 km2 (677 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total152,091
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Dialing code+383-652
Websitesimfmo.rk.gov.ru

Demographics

According to the 2001 All-Ukrainian Census the population of the region was 149,253 persons. The population showed the following ethnic groups:[2]

Population as of May 1, 2012 was 157,589.

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.
  2. Дністрянський М. С. Етнополітична географія України. Львів: Літопис, 2006. С.452-453.

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