Lavanda, Crimea

Lavanda
Лаванда
Rural settlement

View of Lavanda from above.
Lavanda

Location of Lavanda in Crimea

Coordinates: 44°44′37″N 34°22′16″E / 44.74361°N 34.37111°ECoordinates: 44°44′37″N 34°22′16″E / 44.74361°N 34.37111°E
Country Russia/Ukraine[1]
Republic Crimea
Municipality Alushta Municipality
Area[2]
 • Total 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 460 m (1,510 ft)
Population (2001 census)
 • Total 177[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+4)
Postal code 98530
Area code +380 6560
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Lavanda (Ukrainian: Лаванда; Russian: Лаванда) is a rural settlement in the Alushta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[4] The word literally means "lavender."

Lavanda is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 460 metres (1,510 ft).[3] It is administratively subordinate to the Luchyste Village Council.[2] Its population was 177 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[4] The M18 highway runs near the settlement.

References

  1. ↑ This place is located on the Crimean Peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia and Ukraine. According to the political division of Russia, located on the peninsula are the federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol). According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, located on the peninsula are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Village Luchistoe". who-is-who.ua (in Russian). Ukrainian Confederation of Journalists. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lavanda (Crimea region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Lavanda, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, City of Alushta". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 August 2014.