Zaozerne (Ukrainian: Заозерне; Russian: Заозёрное, romanizedZaozyornoye; Crimean Tatar: 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: 4,332 (2014 Census);[3] 4,161 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[2] and 4,940 in 2011.[4]

Zaozerne
Заозерне
Flag of Zaozerne
Coat of arms of Zaozerne
Zaozerne is located in Crimea
Zaozerne
Zaozerne
Location of Zaozerne in Crimea
Coordinates: 45°09′38″N 33°17′06″E / 45.16056°N 33.28500°E / 45.16056; 33.28500
CountryDisputed
 Russia,  Ukraine
RepublicCrimea
MunicipalityYevpatoria
Town status1973
Government
 • Town HeadStanislav Navrotskyi
Area
 • Total8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • TotalIncrease 4,332
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
97493
Area code+380 6569
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Until 1948, the settlement was known by its native Crimean tatar name Yaly-Moinak (Ukrainian: Яли-Мойнак; Crimean Tatar: 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Zaozerne (Crimea region)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Zaozerne, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, City of Yevpatoria". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  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.
  4. ^ "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011". State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013.