Population and area of the Crimea: figures and facts. What is the area of the Crimea Peninsula?

In this article we will talk about the unusual and unique corner of the globe - about the beautiful Tavrida! How many people live on the peninsula and what is the size of the territory of the Crimea? The area, nature, ethnic and religious composition of the population of the Crimea will be the subjects of consideration of this information article.

Crimea: the origin of the name of the peninsula

Long ago, back in the ancient times, where there is now - the south of the Crimea, were the oldest settlements of the Taurus. Even then the peninsula bore the loud name of Tavrika. The name Crimea, under which its modern world knows, ancient Tavrika received centuries later. This happened only at the beginning of the XIV century. The researchers suggest that the name is associated with a Mongolian city called Kyrym. And the whole point is that after the Mongols took possession of the northern part of the Black Sea region, the Khan of the Horde settled in this city and named his possessions in honor of his native lands.

There is another version of the origin of the name. Perhaps there is a connection between the Crimea and the Perekop Isthmus. After all, in Turkic "digging" sounds like "kyrym", that is "ditch". In the Middle Ages the peninsula was renamed Tavria. The name was somewhat changed after its territory was annexed to the Russian Empire. Since the end of the XVIII century, the peninsula with the nearest edge to it was called Tavrida.

What is the total area of the Crimea? This will be discussed later.

Territory of the Crimea: area and geographical location

Crimea washed two whole seas at once: Azov and Black. The coastline of the peninsula reaches 2.5 thousand kilometers! Half of this length refers to Prisivasha.

In its form Crimea resembles an irregular quadrangle. Actually, why Crimea is called a peninsula, and not a full-fledged island? The case in the Perekop Isthmus is 8 km wide, which connects it to the mainland. At this point is the extreme northern point of the peninsula. The southern one is located on Cape Sarych.

What is the area of the Crimea? As for the length of the sea and land borders, it is 2500 kilometers. If you connect the imagination, then in the silhouette of the Crimea you can see a grape brush, heart or even a flying bird. The area of the Crimean Peninsula is about 27 thousand square kilometers.

Nature and relief

The area of the Crimea is small, but the peninsula has a unique feature: this is an amazing variety of natural conditions and landscapes. The flora and fauna of the peninsula amaze with its beauty and richness. In Crimea you can visit the wild steppe, enjoy the views of green vineyards or the exotic vegetation of the south coast, admire the rocks of volcanic origin, or descend into the karst cave.

As for the character of the relief, Crimea can be divided into 3 parts:

• More than 7/10 is the North-Crimean plain.

• Kerch Peninsula with its ridge-hilly plains.

• The mountainous part of the peninsula.

The main ridge of the Crimean mountains has the highest altitude. It is a chain of separate arrays, consisting of limestone with flat tops. Separate these arrays (yail) deep canyons from each other.

The population of Crimea

Judging from the data for October 2014, the peninsula Crimea has about 2 million inhabitants. Over the past year, according to information received from Ukraine, the territory of this country has moved about 20.5 thousand Crimeans. However, at the same time 200,000 people moved to the Crimea from the Lugansk and Donetsk regions. Foreigners live and work on the peninsula of about 50,000.

Even at the end of the XVIII century, most of the population of the Crimea was represented by the Tatars. However, two centuries later the peninsula became a multi-ethnic territory populated by representatives of all sorts of cultures. Today, more than 100 different ethnic groups live in the Crimea, the most numerous of which are Russians (68%), Ukrainians (16%), Crimean Tatars (11%), Armenians (about 1%).

The most widespread religion in the Crimea is Orthodoxy. Slightly less Muslims, there are also Protestants and Catholics, Jews.

The processes of urbanization on the peninsula

According to 2014, the number of urban residents of the peninsula was 1.3 million people, or 58% of the total population. Over the past 15 years, the number of citizens has significantly decreased. This indicator is a consequence of the fact that absolutely all townships of the city type of the republic in 2014 were legally assigned to the number of villages.

Nationality, which in its number prevails on the peninsula - is Russian. They are more among the townspeople, but not in the number of the rural population. In villages they are still smaller, because Ukrainians and, of course, Crimean Tatars prevail there.

Curious facts about the peninsula

1. Crimea is a unique peninsula, the area of which can simultaneously contain 3 natural zones. These are subtropics, mountains and steppes.

2. The Crimean flora includes 240 species of unique vegetation, peculiar only to its territory.

3. The Crimea has distinguished itself by the longest route of public transport: the length of the trolleybus route between the cities of Simferopol and Yalta is almost 90 km!

4. "Krymtrolleibus" is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for one more parameter. True, this can hardly be called an achievement. The transport park is worn out almost completely, and the average age of the local trolleybus is 26 years, which is a certain record in the world!

5. It is surprising that on the peninsula is the shortest branch of tramways. In length it does not reach two kilometers, and the purpose of its creation is one - to quickly transport tourists to the seashore.

6. On the peninsula is a solar-powered power station. Yes, not simple, but the most powerful in the whole world! It was built by the Austrians in the territory of Perovo village in 2011.

7. Representatives of about 130 nationalities live in the Crimea today!

Conclusion

Now you know everything about the area of the Crimea and the population of this marvelous peninsula. It extends deep into the Black Sea and is almost completely isolated from land. The area of Crimea is 27 thousand square kilometers. Almost two million people live on this territory.

The area of the Crimea, as you can estimate, is quite small. However, the territory of the peninsula boasts a unique diversity of landscapes, flora and fauna.