Sevastopol Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids

Sevastopol

Flag	Coat of arms

Orthographic projection of Sevastopol (in green)

Map of the Crimean Peninsula with Sevastopol highlighted

Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 416: Malformed coordinates value.

Country

Disputed:

Ukraine (de jure)
Russia (de facto)

Status within Ukraine

City with special status

Status within Russia

Federal city

Founded

1783 (240 years ago)

Area

• Total

864 km² (334 sq mi)

Elevation

100 m (300 ft)

Population

(2019)

• Total

443,211

• Density

512.98/km² (1,328.6/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Sevastopolitan, Sevastopolian

Time zone

UTC+03:00 (MSK (de facto))

Postal code

299000—299699 (Russian system)

Area code(s)

+7-8692 (Russian system)

License plate

92 (Russian system)

Website

, de facto

Sevastopol is the largest city on the Crimean Peninsula and a major Black Sea port. Since annexing Crimea in 2014, the Russian Federation has administered Sevastopol as a federal city. Nevertheless, Ukraine and most of the UN member countries continue to regard Sevastopol as a city with special status within Ukraine. The population is made up of mostly Russians with small numbers of Ukrainians and Tatars.

Sevastopol has a population of 393,304 concentrated mostly near the Sevastopol Bay and surrounding areas. The location and navigability of the city's harbours have made Sevastopol a strategically important port and naval base throughout history. The city has been a home to the Russian Black Sea Fleet, which is why it was considered as a separate city in Crimea of significant military importance and was once operated by the Soviet Union as a closed city.

Although relatively small at 864 square kilometres (334 sq mi), Sevastopol's unique naval and maritime features have been the basis for a robust economy. The city enjoys mild winters and moderate warm summers; characteristics that help make it a popular seaside resort and tourist destination, mainly for visitors from the former Soviet republics. The city is also an important centre for marine biology research. In particular, dolphins have been studied and trained in the city by the military since the end of World War II.

Images for kids

The ruins of the ancient Greek theatre in Chersonesos Taurica
"Soldier and Sailor" Memorial to Heroic Defenders of Sevastopol
The Monument to the Sunken Ships, dedicated to ships scuttled during the siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War, designed by Amandus Adamson
Sevastopol, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
British Memorial Complex, Sevastopol, Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, DC
The Black Sea Fleet Museum
Vladimir Putin with Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma on board the Black Sea Fleet's flagship, July 2001
Satellite image of the Sevastopol area.
Trolleybuses ZiU-9 in Sevastopol
Ileana Leonidoff, 1919
Aleksandr Nosatov, 2018
Sevastopol Artillery Bay view.
The seaside of Sevastopol.
St. Vladimir's Cathedral at 'the city hill'.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral.
View of the Northern side.
Old city cemetery.
Main railway station.
The Panorama Museum (The Heroic Defence of Sevastopol during the Crimean War).
The Storming of Sapun-gora of 7 May 1944, the Diorama Museum (World War II).
Entrance to Balaklava bay, 2010.
Life expectancy in Sevastopol
Life expectancy with calculated differences
Life expectancy in Sevastopol in comparison with Crimea on average and neighboring regions of the country
Life expectancy in Sevastopol in comparison with Crimea on average (in detail)
View of Sevastopol
Ships of the Black Sea Fleet docked in Sevastopol
Nakhimov Square
Palace of Culture
Lunacharsky Theater
Artillery Bay

Sevastopol facts for kids

Images for kids

See also