Bilohirsk Raion

Bilohirsk Raion
Білогірський район
Raion

Landscape in Bilohirsk Raion (Belogorsky District)

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Raion location within Crimea
Country

Disputed:

Republic Crimea
Capital Bilohirsk
Subdivisions
List
  • 1 cities
  • 1 towns
  • 79 villages
Area
 • Total 1,894 km2 (731 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 60,445
 • Density 32/km2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+3)
Dialing code +380-6559
Website belogorskiy.rk.gov.ru

Bilohirsk Raion (Ukrainian: Білогірський район, Russian: Белогорский район, Crimean Tatar: Qarasuvbazar rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently subject to a territorial dispute between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. Population: 60,445 (2014 Census).[1]

This landlocked region is situated in the foothills of the central Crimea. The raion's administrative centre is the historical town of Bilohirsk.

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.
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Coordinates: 45°03′16″N 34°36′08″E / 45.05444°N 34.60222°E / 45.05444; 34.60222

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