Sudak

Sudak

Судак
*Sudaq*
Sudak Судак; Sudaq
City
	Sudak
	Coat of arms
	Sudak Location of Sudak (red dot) within Crimea Sudak Location of Sudak within Ukraine Sudak Location of Sudak within the Black Sea Region
	Coordinates: 44°51′5″N 34°58′21″E / 44.85139°N 34.97250°E
Country (de jure)	Ukraine
Republic (de jure)	Autonomous Republic of Crimea
Country (de facto)	Russia
Federal Subject (de facto)	Republic of Crimea
Municipality	Sudak Municipality
Government
• Mayor	Vladimir Serov
Area
• Total	15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	16,492
• Density	1,086.6/km2 (2,814/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	98000 — 98015
Area code	+7-36566
Former names	Soldaia (until 1475), Sougdeia, Sidagios
Climate	Cfa
	1 Autonomous Republic of Crimea (de jure) or Republic of Crimea (de facto), depending on jurisdiction.

Sudak (Ukrainian & Russian: Судак; Crimean Tatar: Sudaq; Greek: Σουγδαία; sometimes spelled Sudac or Sudagh) is a town, multiple former Eastern Orthodox bishopric and double Latin Catholic titular see. It is of regional significance in Crimea, a territory recognized by most countries as part of Ukraine but annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. Sudak serves as the administrative center of Sudak Municipality, one of the regions Crimea is divided into. It is situated 57 km (35 mi) to the west of Feodosia (the nearest railway station) and 104 km (65 mi) to the east of Simferopol, the republic's capital. Population: 16,492 (2014 Census).^[1]

A city of antiquity, today it is a popular resort, best known for its Genoese fortress, the best preserved on the northern shore of the Black Sea.

^ 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.

[2014Census-1] 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.

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