The Crimean Federal District () was a federal district of Russia. It was established on 21 March 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea. The federal district included both the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol, both recognized as part of Ukraine by most of the international community. Ukraine considers the area, along with some other areas, as temporarily occupied territories.Law about occupied territories of Ukraine. Mirror Weekly. 15 May 2014Higher educational institutions at the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine will not work - the minister of education. Newsru. 1 October 2014
Oleg Belaventsev was appointed the presidential envoy, and the administrative centre of the federal district was Simferopol.
On 28 July 2016, the Crimean Federal District, which during its existence was by far the smallest of Russia's federal districts, was abolished and merged into the Southern Federal District, in order to "increase the efficiency of the federal state bodies' work".
Federal subjects # Flag Coat of Arms Federal subject Area in km2 Population Administrative centreMap of Administrative Division 1 Republic of Crimea 26,100 1,966,801 Simferopol 2 Sevastopol 900 379,200 Sevastopol
See also Ministry of Internal Affairs
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