Saky municipality

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Saky municipality
Сакська міськрада
Municipality

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Coat of arms
Location of the municipality (dark blue) in Crimea
Coordinates: 45°08′01″N 33°34′38″E / 45.13361°N 33.57722°E / 45.13361; 33.57722Coordinates: 45°08′01″N 33°34′38″E / 45.13361°N 33.57722°E / 45.13361; 33.57722
Country  Ukraine
Region Crimea
Admin. center Saky
Subdivisions
Government
  City Mayor Oleh Kliuy[1] (PR)
Area
  Total 29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
  Total 23,300
  Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +380 6563
Website http://saki-rada.gov.ua

The Saky municipality (Ukrainian: Сакська міськрада, translit. Saks'ka mis'krada) is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea located in southern Ukraine. The region is located on the western coast of Crimea on the Black Sea's shore. Its administrative center is the city of Saky.

Unlike in the other regions and municipalities of Crimea which contain a number of other settlements under its jurisdiction, the Saky municipality only consists of its administrative center Saky.

Name

The Saky municipality is also known by its two other native official names; in Russian as Sakskiy gorsovet (Сакский горсовет), and in Crimean Tatar as Saq şeer şurası. Colloquially, the municipality is known as "the territory governed by the Saky City Council (Ukrainian: Сакська міська рада).

Government

The Saky City Council's members are elected every four years, with 21 councillors elected in single-mandate districts, and 21 councillors in a multiple mandate district.[3]

Demographics

The Yevpatoria municipality's population was 28,522 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 23,300 as of January 10, 2011.[2]

The region's nationality composition results of the 2001 census was as follows:

All of the other nationalities took up the remaining 4.8 percent.[4]

References

  1. "Saky City Council". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Passport of the city of Saky". Official site of the Saky City Council (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  3. "Saky City Municipality". Official site of the Saky City Municipality (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2013. 
  4. "Linguistic composition of the population". Main Department of Statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (in Russian). Retrieved 7 July 2013. 

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