Sovietske should not be confused with Sovietskyi.
Sovietske | |
Native Name: | Совєтське |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Urban-type settlement |
Pushpin Map: | Crimea |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sovietske in Crimea |
Coordinates: | 44.5314°N 34.1881°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Republic |
Subdivision Name1: | Crimea |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Yalta Raion |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1929 |
Established Title1: | Town status |
Established Date1: | 1971 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 0.326 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 458 |
Population Total: | 670 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | MSK |
Utc Offset: | +4 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 98653 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 654 |
Website: | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Sovietske (Ukrainian: Совєтське; Russian: Советское) or Dolossy[2] (Ukrainian: Долосси; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: 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.[3]
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 458m (1,503feet).[1] It is administratively subordinate to the Massandra Settlement Council.[3] Its population was 511 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[3] Current population:
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 Ukrainian census[4]
Language | Percentage | |
---|---|---|
Russian | 53.2% | |
Ukrainian | 46.4% | |
other/undecided | 0.4% |