Nyzhnegorskiy

Nizhnegorskiy or Nyzhnohirskyi (Ukrainian: Нижньогірський; Russian: Нижнегорский; Crimean Tatar: Seyitler) (until 1944, Seyitler) is an urban-type settlement in 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. The town also serves as the administrative center of the Nyzhnohirskyi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.[2]

Nizhnegorskiy/Nyzhnohirskyi Нижньогірський — Нижнегорский
Urban-type settlement
Flag Coat of arms
Nizhnegorskiy/Nyzhnohirskyi Location of Nyzhnohirskyi in Crimea
Coordinates: 45°26′37″N 34°44′26″E
Country	Disputed  Russia,  Ukraine
Republic	Crimea
District	Nyzhnohirskyi Raion
Town status	1938
Government
• Town Head	Viktor Klymenko
Elevation [1]	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2014)
• Total	8,741
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code	97100
Area code	+380 6550
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

As of the 2001 Ukrainian Census, its population was 10,534.[2] Current population: 8,741 (2014 Census).[3]

References

1. "Nyzhnohirskyi (Crimea, Nyzhnohirskyi Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
2. "Nyzhnohirskyi, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Nyzhnohirskyi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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.

External links

• The murder of the Jews of Nyzhnohirskyi during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.