page_title: Simferopol
section_title: Politics and administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Simferopol / Politics and administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Two interurban trolleybuses (Bogdan T601 and Škoda 14Tr) at the train station in Simferopol, Crimean Peninsula. Русский: Два междугородных троллейбуса (Богдан Т601 и Škoda 14Tr) у ж/д вокзала в г. Симферополь. Крымский полуостров.
context_page_description: Simferopol is the second-largest city on the Crimean Peninsula, and the capital of the Republic of Crimea. Simferopol is an important political, economic and transport hub of the peninsula, and serves as the administrative centre of both Simferopol Municipality and the surrounding Simferopol District. Founded on the site of a Crimean Tatar town Aqmescit, the city adopted its current name after the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire. The population was 332,317.
context_section_description: As the capital of the Republic, Simferopol houses its political structure including the Parliament and the Council of Ministers. Simferopol is also the administrative centre of the Simferopolskyi District (raion), however, it is directly subordinate to the Crimean authorities rather than to the district authorities housed in the city itself.
  The city of Simferopol is administratively divided into three districts (Zaliznychnyi, Tsentralnyi, and Kyivskyi), four urban-type settlements (Ahrarne, Aeroflotskyi, Hriesivskyi, Komsomolske) and one village (Bitumne).
  Viktor Ageev became city mayor on 11 November 2010 and was then elected chairman of the Simferopol City Council on 29 September 2014.
  Igor Lukashyov was installed as the head of Simferopol City administration (i.e. local executive) after Russia annexed the region in 2014. He served in this position until his dismissal on  9 November 2018.
caption: The Crimean Trolleybus runs from Simferopol to Yalta.
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