Kirovske, Crimea

Kirovske (Kirovskoye) (Ukrainian: Кіровське; Russian: Кировское; Crimean Tatar: İslâm Terek) (until 1944, İslâm Terek) is an urban-type settlement in the Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Population: 6,883 (2014 Census).[3]

Kirovske (Kirovskoye)

Кіровське — Кировское — İslâm Terek
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Kirovske (Kirovskoye)
Location of Kirovske (Kirovskoye) in Crimea
Coordinates: 45°13′25″N 35°12′19″E
RepublicCrimea
DistrictKirovske Raion
First mentioned1783
Town status1957
Government
  MayorAleksandr Evseyev[1]
Area
  Total5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total6,883
  Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
297300
Area code+7 365 55
ClimateCfa
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Kirovske (Kirovskoye) also serves as the administrative center of the Kirovske Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.[4]

A military air base, Kirovske, is located south of the town. It was used extensively by Soviet Naval Aviation and Soviet Air Defense Forces during the Cold War.

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population was 7,431.[4]

References

  1. "Aleksandr Evseyev Elected as Mayor of Kirovskoye" (in Russian). Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. "Kirovske (Crimea, Kirovske Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. 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.
  4. "Kirovske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kirovske Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.


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