Sochi

Sochi (Roushie: Сочи) is a ceety in Krasnodar Krai, Roushie, situatit juist north o Roushie's mairch wi the de facto independent republic o Abkhazie, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for 145 kilometer (90 mi) alang the shores o the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. Accordin tae the 2010 Census, the ceety haed a permanent population o 343,334; up frae 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, makkin it Roushie's lairgest resort ceety. Sochi will host the XXII Olympic Winter Gemmes an XI Paralympic Winter Gemmes in 2014, as well as the Roushie Formula 1 Grand Prix frae 2014 til at least 2020. It is an aa ane o the host ceeties for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sister ceeties Sochi haes been twinned wi the followin ceeties: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1959) Menton, PACA, Fraunce (syne 1966) Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (syne 1977) Espoo, Finland (syne 1989) Long Beach, Californie, Unitit States (syne 1990) Kerch, Crimea, Ukraine (syne 2005) Trabzon, Turkey (syne 1991) Pärnu, Estonie (syne 1994) Weihai, Shandong, Cheenae (syne 1996) Sidon, Lebanon (syne 2005) Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines (syne 2005) Volos, Greece (syne 2007) Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (syne 2011) Netanya, Israel (syne 2012) Notes References Explanatory notes Citations Soorces Департамент по взаимодействию с правоохранительными органами администрации Краснодарского края. Справочная информация №20-2969/11-03 от 9 декабря 2011 г. «Выписка из реестра административно-территориальных единиц Краснодарского края». (Department of Cooperation with the Public Safety Organs of the Administration of Krasnodar Krai. Reference Information #20-2969/11-03 of December 9, 2001 Excerpt from the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Krasnodar Krai. ). Законодательное Собрание Краснодарского края. Закон №679-КЗ от 1 апреля 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципального образования город-курорт Сочи и наделении его статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №1756-КЗ от 3 июня 2009 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Краснодарского края об установлении границ муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Кубанские новости", №64–65, 17 апреля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Krasnodar Krai. Law #679-KZ of April 1, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formation of the Resort City of Sochi and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status, as amended by the Law #1756-KZ of June 3, 2009 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Krasnodar Krai on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.). Journal of a residence in Circassia during the years 1837, 1838, and 1839 – Bell, James Stanislaus Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid o Sochi Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine Offeecial wabsteid o Sochi Archived 2019-06-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie) Unoffeecial wabsteid o Sochi Archived 2012-10-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie) Secrieru, Stanislav: "The 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi: Implications for the Caucasus" in the Caucasus Analytical Digest No.19 Photos o Sochi Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine