Sovietske

Summary

Sovietske (Ukrainian: Совєтське; Russian: Советское) or Dolossy[3] (Ukrainian: Долосси; Crimean Tatar: Dolossı) is an urban-type settlement in the Yalta 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.[4]

Sovietske
Совєтське
Sovietske is located in Crimea
Sovietske
Sovietske
Location of Sovietske in Crimea
Coordinates: 44°31′53″N 34°11′17″E / 44.53139°N 34.18806°E / 44.53139; 34.18806
CountryTerritory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia[1]
RepublicCrimea
RaionYalta Raion
Founded1929
Town status1971
Area
 • Total0.326 km2 (0.126 sq mi)
Elevation458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total670
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98653
Area code+380 654
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

The settlement was first founded in 1929 after the creation of the "Dolossi" resort hotel. Sovietske is located on Crimea's southern shore at an elevation of 458 metres (1,503 ft).[2] It is administratively subordinate to the Massandra Settlement Council.[4] Its population was 511 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[4] Current population: 670 (2014 Census).[5]

Demographics edit

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 Ukrainian census[6]

Language Percentage
Russian 53.2%
Ukrainian 46.4%
other/undecided 0.4%

References edit

  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. ^ a b "Sovietske (Crimea region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів Автономної Республіки Крим та міста Севастополя". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ^ a b c "Sovietske, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, City of Yalta". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/