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Kerch
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 The Obelisk of Glory on Mount Mithridates | |
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| Coordinates: 45°21′43″N 36°28′16″E / 45.36194°N 36.47111°E | |
| Country | Disputed: |
| Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
| Raion | Kerch Raion (de jure) |
| Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
| Municipality | Kerch Municipality (de facto) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108 km2 (42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 149,566 |
| • Density | 1,464.49/km2 (3,793.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
| Postal code | 298300 – 298399 |
| Area code | +7-36561 |
| Former name(s) | Panticapaeum, Bosporus, Vosporo, Korchev, Cerchio |
| Sister cities | Mogilev, Smolensk, Çanakkale, Oryol, Odintsovo, Sochi |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | горсовет-керчь.рф (de facto) |
Kerch,[a] also known as Keriç or Kerich (Crimean Tatar: Keriç, Керич), is a city of regional significance[citation needed] on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of Crimea. It has a population of 147,033 (2014 Census).[1]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1939 | 104,443 | — |
| 1959 | 98,769 | −5.4% |
| 1970 | 127,804 | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 156,827 | +22.7% |
| 1989 | 174,365 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 157,007 | −10.0% |
| 2014 | 147,033 | −6.4% |
| 2021 | 154,621 | +5.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Founded 2,600 years ago as the ancient Greek colony Pantikapaion, Kerch is one of the most ancient cities in Crimea. The city experienced rapid growth starting in the 1920s and was the site of a major battle during World War II.
Today, it is one of the largest cities in Crimea and is among the area's most important industrial, transport and tourist centres. As with the rest of Crimea, it has been occupied by Russian forces since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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- ^ 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.