Pervomaiske Raion


Pervomaiske Raion was one of the twenty-five regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine until its abolition in 2020. Russia, which has occupied the entire Crimean Peninsula since 2014, continues to use it as part of its administration, the Republic of Crimea. It is situated in the north-western part of the peninsula. The raion is named after its administrative center, the urban-type settlement of Pervomaiske. Population:
WWW pervmo.rk.gov.ru

History

2020 Ukrainian administrative reform

In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, has been occupied by Russia since 2014. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether.
Pervomaiske Raion was abolished, and its territories to become a part of Qurman Raion, but this has not yet been implemented due to the ongoing Russian occupation.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the district had a population of 40,367 inhabitants. In terms of ethnicities, Ukrainians make up a relative majority, followed by large ethnic Russian and Crimean Tatar minorities, as well as smaller Belarusian, Tatar, Polish, Moldovan and Armenian communities. In terms of spoken languages, Russian is the most common language in the district and is primarily spoken in population centers, while Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar is the dominant language in a significant number of settlements.
Ethnic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:
Linguistic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:

Notable people