Simferopol Raion

Simferopol Raion (Ukrainian: Сімферопольський район, Russian: Симферопольский район, Crimean Tatar: Aqmescit rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of the Crimean peninsula, administered by Russia, but considered by many countries as part of 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
Landscape in Simferpol District
Official seal of Simferopol Raion
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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