Bilohirsk Raion

Bilohirsk Raion (Ukrainian: Білогірський район, Russian: Белогорский район, Crimean Tatar: Qarasuvbazar rayonı) is one of the 25 regions of Crimea, currently occupied by Russian Federation. Population: 60,445 (2014 Census).^[2]

Bilohirsk Raion Білогірський район
Raion
Landscape in Bilohirsk Raion (Belogorsky District)
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Raion location within Crimea
Country	Territory of Ukraine, occupied by Russia^[1]
Republic	Crimea
Capital	Bilohirsk
Subdivisions	List 1 cities 1 towns 79 villages
Area
• Total	1,894 km² (731 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	60,445
• Density	32/km² (83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Dialing code	+380-6559
Website	belogorskiy.rk.gov.ru

This landlocked region is situated in the foothills of the central Crimea. The raion's administrative centre is the historical town of Bilohirsk.

References

^ 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. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.
^ 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.