Chornomorske Raion

Chornomorske Raion (Ukrainian: Чорноморський район, Russian: Черноморский район, Crimean Tatar: Aqmeçit rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Population: 30,500 (2014 Census).[1]

Chernomorsky Raion

Aqmeçit rayonı
Raion
Tarhunkut Cape, Chernomorsky District
Flag
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Location within Crimea
CountryDisputed:
RepublicCrimea
CapitalChornomorske
Subdivisions
List
  • 0 cities
  • 1 towns
  • 33 villages
Area
 • Total1,509 km2 (583 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total30,500
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Dialing code+380-6558
Websitechero.rk.gov.ru

It is located in the far west of the republic on the Tarkhankut Peninsula. The raion's administrative centre is the town of Chornomorske.

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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