Novoazovsk
Encyclopedia
Novoazovsk is a city, the administrative center of the Novoazovskyi Raion
(district
), in Donetsk Oblast
(province
) of Ukraine
. Population is 12,702 (2001).
Novoazovsk and adjacent areas is the only place in Ukraine
where great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.
Novoazovskyi Raion
The Novoazovsk Raion is a raion within the southern portion of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Novoazovsk, population is 38,861, and its area is 1,000 km². The raion's southern portion borders the Azov Sea....
(district
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
), in Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Population is 12,702 (2001).
Novoazovsk and adjacent areas is the only place in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
where great black-headed gull (Larus ichthyaetus) lives.