Zaozerne Explained

Zaozerne
Native Name:Заозерне
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Urban-type settlement
Flag Alt:Flag of Zaozerne
Pushpin Map:Crimea
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Zaozerne in Crimea
Coordinates:45.1606°N 33.285°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Disputed
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Subdivision Type1:Republic
Subdivision Name1:Crimea
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Yevpatoria
Established Title1:Town status
Established Date1:1973
Leader Title:Town Head
Leader Name:Stanislav Navrotskyi
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.56
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Population Total: 4,332
Population As Of:2015
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MSK
Utc Offset:+4
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:97493
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6569
Website:http://rada.gov.ua/

Zaozerne (Ukrainian: Заозерне; Russian: Заозёрное|Zaozyornoye; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Yalı Moynaq) is an urban-type settlement in the Yevpatoria municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as the Republic of Crimea.[2] Population: 4,161 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[2] and 4,940 in 2011.[3]

Until 1948, the settlement was known by its native Crimean tatar name Yaly-Moinak (Ukrainian: Яли-Мойнак; Crimean Tatar; Crimean Turkish: Yalı Moynaq). Its current name is a literally translated as "beyond the lake." It was granted the status of an urban-type settlement in 1973.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zaozerne (Crimea region). weather.in.ua. 17 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Zaozerne, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, City of Yevpatoria. Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 17 June 2013. uk.
  3. Web site: Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011 . . Main Statistical Office in L'viv region . 17 June 2013 . uk . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121010205321/http://stat6.stat.lviv.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ/2011/chnas.zip . October 10, 2012 .