Lavanda (Ukrainian: Лаванда; Russian: Лаванда) is a rural settlement (Ukraine) 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.[3] The word literally means "lavender."

Lavanda
Лаванда
View of Lavanda from above.
View of Lavanda from above.
Lavanda is located in Crimea
Lavanda
Lavanda
Location of Lavanda in Crimea
Coordinates: 44°44′37″N 34°22′16″E / 44.74361°N 34.37111°E / 44.74361; 34.37111
Country Ukraine
Province Autonomous Republic of Crimea
DistrictYalta Raion
MunicipalityAlushta Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
206
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98530
Area code+380 6560
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/[permanent dead link]
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Lavanda is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 460 metres (1,510 ft).[2] It is administratively subordinate to the Luchyste Village Council.[1] Its population was 177 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[3] Current population: Population: 206 (2014 Census).[4] The M18 highway runs near the settlement.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Village Luchistoe". who-is-who.ua (in Russian). Ukrainian Confederation of Journalists. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Lavanda (Crimea region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Lavanda, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, City of Alushta". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 16 August 2014.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ 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.