Yalta municipality
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Yalta municipality | |
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Ялтинська міськрада Ялтинский горсовет Yalta şeer şurası |
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Capital: | Yalta |
Area: | 283 km² |
Population: | 139,584 |
Density: | 284.64 /km² |
Phone prefix: | +380-654 ¹ |
The region includes: | . |
cities | 2 |
towns | 21 |
villages | 9 |
[ official web-site] | |
(1) exсept for the town of Nikita - calling code +380-6560 |
Yalta city municipality (Ukrainian: Ялтинська міськрада, Russian: Ялтинский горсовет, Crimean Tatar: Yalta şeer şurası), officially "the territory governed by the Yalta city council", also known as Greater Yalta is one of the 25 regions of Crimea. It is a resort region, located at the southern shore of Crimea - one of the most famous recreational territories of the former Soviet Union.
[edit] Places of interest
- Nikitsky Botanical Garden (Nikita)
- International children's centre of Artek (Gurzuf)
- Livadia Palace (Livadiya)
- Vorontsov Palace (Alupka)
[edit] Subdivisions
Besides the cities of Yalta and Alupka the region includes 21 towns and 9 villages which are organized into 7 town communities.
Former Crimean Tatar names which were officially changed in 1945-49 after the deportation of Crimean Tatars and are now used only by the Crimean Tatar community are mentioned in brackets.
- Gaspra town community
- Gurzuf town community
- Gurzuf
- Ay Danil or Danilovka
- Krasnokamyanka (Qızıltaş)
- Lineyne
- Partyzanske
- Koreiz town community
- Koreiz
- Mishor (officially part of Koreiz)
- Livadiya town community
- Livadiya
- Vynohradne
- Vysokohirne (Tüzler)
- Hirne (Erekli)
- Kuybysheve (İsar)
- Kurpaty
- Oreanda
- Ohotniche
- Massandra town community
- Simeiz town community
- Simeiz
- Kastropol or Berehove
- Holuba Zatoka (Limena)
- Katsiveli
- Opolzneve (Kikineiz)
- Parkove (Küçükköy)
- Ponyzivka
- Foros town community
- Foros
- Melas or Sanatorne
- Muhalatka
- Mshatka