Simferopol

Simferopol

Сімферополь (Ukrainian)
Симферополь (Russian)
*Aqmescit* (Crimean Tatar)
Акъмесджит (Crimean Tatar)
Simferopol Сімферополь (Ukrainian); Симферополь (Russian); Aqmescit (Crimean Tatar); Акъмесджит (Crimean Tatar);
City
Ukrainian transcription(s)
• National	Simferopol
• ALA-LC	Simferopol′
• BGN/PCGN	Simferopol’
• Scholarly	Simferopol′
	Clockwise: The railway station, Kebir-Jami, Karl Marx Street, the State Medical University, Trinity Cathedral, Salgirka Park
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): Город пользы (in Russian); The City of Usefulness (translation)
	Simferopol Simferopol
	Coordinates: 44°57′7″N 34°6′8″E / 44.95194°N 34.10222°E
Country (de jure)1	Ukraine
Region	Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country (de facto)	Russia
Federal Subject (de facto)	Republic of Crimea
Municipality	Simferopol Municipality
Founded2	15th century
Boroughs	List Zheleznodorozhnyi District; Tsentralnyi District; Kievskyi District;
Government (de facto)
• Head	Mikhail Afanasev (de facto)
Area
• Total	107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	332,317
• Density	3,183.17/km2 (8,244.4/sq mi)
Demonym	Simferopolitan
Time zone	UTC+3
Postal code	295000—295490
Area code	+7 3652
Licence plate	AK(UA) 82(Rus)
Sister cities	Heidelberg, Kecskemét, Salem, Bursa, Eskişehir, Ruse, Nizhny Novgorod
Website	simgov.ru (Russian administration)
	1 United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262; 2 Founded in 1784 as Simferopol, a Russian city. The settlement was previously known by the Crimean Tatar name Aqmescit.

Simferopol (/ˌsɪmfəˈroʊpəl/), also known as Aqmescit,^[a] is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, but currently is under the de facto control of Russia, which annexed Crimea in 2014 and regards Simferopol as the capital of the Republic of Crimea. Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both Simferopol Municipality and the surrounding Simferopol District. Its population was 332,317 (2014 Census).^[2]

After the 1784 annexation of the Crimean Khanate by the Russian Empire, the Russian empress decreed the foundation of the city with the name Simferopol on the location of the Crimean Tatar town of Aqmescit ("White Mosque").

^ Для крымских автомобилистов приготовили новые номера. Segodnya (in Russian). 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ 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 4 January 2016.

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[1] Для крымских автомобилистов приготовили новые номера. Segodnya (in Russian). 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[2014Census-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 4 January 2016.

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