Oktiabrske

For former Russian air base, see Oktyabrskoye (air base). For the Donetsk Oblast settlement known as Oktiabrske until 2016, see Kermenchyk.
Oktiabrske
Октябрське — Октябрьское
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms of Oktiabrske
Coat of arms
Oktiabrske is located in Crimea
Oktiabrske
Oktiabrske
Location of Oktiabrske in Crimea
Coordinates: 45°17′29″N 34°07′36″E / 45.29139°N 34.12667°E / 45.29139; 34.12667
CountryDisputed
 Russia,  Ukraine
RepublicCrimea
DistrictKrasnohvardiiske Raion
First mentioned1784
Town status1957
Government
 • Town HeadVolodymyr Dryha
Elevation
[1]
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
10,218
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
97060
Area code+380 6556
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/
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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]

See also

  • Krasnohvardiiske, the other urban-type settlement in Krasnohvardiiske Raion of Crimea

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. ^ "Oktiabrske (Crimea, Krasnohvardiiske Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  2. ^ "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]
  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.
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