Nyzhniohirskyi

Coordinates: 45°26′37″N 34°44′26″E / 45.44361°N 34.74056°E / 45.44361; 34.74056
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Nyzhniohirskyi
Нижньогірський (Ukrainian)
Seyitler (Crimean Tatar)
Нижнегорский (Russian)
Flag of Nyzhniohirskyi
Coat of arms of Nyzhniohirskyi
Nyzhniohirskyi is located in Ukraine
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Location of Nyzhniohirskyi in Crimea
Nyzhniohirskyi is located in Crimea
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Nyzhniohirskyi (Crimea)
Coordinates: 45°26′37″N 34°44′26″E / 45.44361°N 34.74056°E / 45.44361; 34.74056
Country Ukraine
RegionCrimea
RaionNyzhniohirskyi Raion
Town status1938
Government
 • Town HeadViktor Klymenko
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total8,741
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK (since 2014))
Postal code
97100
Area code+380 6550
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Nyzhniohirskyi (Ukrainian: Нижньогірський; Crimean Tatar: Seyitler) or Nizhnegorsky (Russian: Нижнегорский), is an urban-type settlement in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and occupied by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. The town also serves as the administrative center of the Nyzhnohirskyi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.[2]

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population was 10,534.[2] Current population: 8,741 (2014 Census).[3]

History

The settlement was known by its Crimean Tatar name Seyitler (Ukrainian: Сеїтлер, romanized: Seitler; Russian: Сейтлер, romanized: Seytler) until 1944.

Russia captured Nyzhniohirskyi on March 3, 2014, during its invasion of Crimea starting from 27 February.

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References

  1. ^ "Nyzhnohirskyi (Crimea, Nyzhnohirskyi Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Nyzhnohirskyi, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Nyzhnohirskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ 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.