Oktiabrske (Ukrainian: Октябрське, Russian: Октябрьское), known by Ukrainian authorities[nb 1] as Biiuk-Onlar (Ukrainian: Біюк-Онлар, Crimean Tatar: Büyük Onlar) is an urban-type settlement in the Krasnohvardiiske Raion (district) of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory illegally occupied by Russia as the Republic of Crimea since 2014. As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population is 10,910.[2] Current population: 10,218 (2014 Census).[3]
Oktiabrske
Октябрське — Октябрьское | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Oktiabrske Location of Oktiabrske in Crimea | |
| Coordinates: 45°17′29″N 34°07′36″E / 45.29139°N 34.12667°E | |
| Country | Disputed Russia,  Ukraine |
| Republic | Crimea |
| District | Krasnohvardiiske Raion |
| First mentioned | 1784 |
| Town status | 1957 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Volodymyr Dryha |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 10,218 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 97060 |
| Area code | +380 6556 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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See also
edit- Krasnohvardiiske, the other urban-type settlement in Krasnohvardiiske Raion of Crimea
Notes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Oktiabrske (Crimea, Krasnohvardiiske Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Oktiabrske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Krasnohvardiiske Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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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