Kacha, Sevastopol

For nearby naval airfield, see Kacha (air base).

Kacha (Ukrainian: Кача; Russian: Кача; Crimean Tatar: Qaçı) is an urban-type settlement under the City of Sevastopol's jurisdiction, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and incorporated by Russia as part of the Sevastopol federal subject.

Kacha Кача Кача Qaçı
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Coordinates: 44°46′0″N 33°33′0″E
Country	Disputed  Russia,  Ukraine
Republic	Crimea
Region	Sevastopol
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	4,996
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code	99804
Area code	+380-692

History

Kacha was founded in 1912. It received urban-type settlement status in 1938.^[1]

Military outpost

There is an airbase in Kacha used by Russia and its Black Sea Fleet Naval Air Force as headquarters for the 25th Independent Anti-submarine Helicopter Regiment (25th AHR) and the 917th Independent Composite Air Regiment (917th ICAR).^[2] Occupied by Germany in part of 1942-part of 1944.

Demographics

• 1926 — 366 inhabitants
• 1939 — 2,834 inhabitants
• 1989 — 5,783 inhabitants
• 2001 — 6,320 inhabitants

See also

• Hvardiiske, Simferopol Raion