Balaklava Raion

Balaklavskyi Raion Балаклавський район
Raion in Sevastopol
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Sevastopol and its raions with Balaklava highlighted in red.
Country	Disputed:  Ukraine (de jure)  Russia (de facto)
Municipality	Sevastopol
Area
• Total	544.9 km^2 (210.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	27,620
• Density	82.17/km^2 (212.8/sq mi)
Time zone	MSK (UTC+4)

Coordinates: 44°30′0.15″N 33°36′0.12″E / 44.5000417°N 33.6000333°E Balaklavskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Балаклавський район) is an administrative raion (district) of the city of Sevastopol.

The raion was created in 1930 as part of the Crimean ASSR with its administrative center in Balaklava. After the World War II in 1957 it became part of Sevastopol city municipality. All populated places of the raion became incorporated with the city of Sevastopol. In 1976, the city of Inkerman was reinstated as a city. Population: 27,620 (2014 Census).^[1]

The raion is subdivided into three municipality (councils): Inkerman city council, Orlyne rural council, and Ternivka rural council.

See also

• Baydar Valley

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.