Krasnohvardiiske Raion
Qurman rayonı
Raion
Village Hryhoriivka, Krasnohvardiiske District
Village Hryhoriivka, Krasnohvardiiske District
Flag of Krasnohvardiiske Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Krasnohvardiiske Raion
Coat of arms
Raion location within Crimea
CountryTerritory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
RepublicCrimea
CapitalKrasnohvardiiske
Subdivisions
List
  • 0 cities
  • 2 towns
  • 82 villages
Area
 • Total1,766 km2 (682 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total83,135
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2
 • Summer (DST)+3
Dialing code+380-6556

Krasnohvardiiske Raion (Russian: Красногвардейский район), known by Ukrainian authorities[nb 1] as Qurman Raion (Ukrainian: Курманський район, Crimean Tatar: Къурман районы, romanized: Qurman rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognised by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia. The administrative centre of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Krasnohvardiiske. Krasnohvardiiske Raion is located in the central part of Crimea. Population: 83,135 (2014 Census).[2]

Settlements

The raion contains two urban-type settlements: Krasnohvardiiske and Oktiabrske, and eighty-two villages, including:

History

Russian annexation of Crimea

In 2014, Russia unilaterally and illegally annexed Crimea from Ukraine. This has not been recognized by the international community, but Russia has continued to occupy the peninsula.

2020 Ukrainian administrative reform

In July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada approved an administrative reform in Crimea

In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, which was still occupied by Russia. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether. The territory of Qurman Raion was expanded to also include the territories of Pervomaiske Raion, but has not yet been implemented due to the ongoing Russian occupation.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The renaming has been effected by Ukraine's decommunization laws, but as Crimea is outside of Ukrainian control, this decision has had little practical effect.

References

  1. ↑ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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