Government
The city of Sevastopol is part of the Sevastopol City council (Ukrainian: міськрада, Russian: горсовет) which has a special status within Ukraine and has a total area of around 863.5 square kilometres (333.4 sq mi). The local administration is represented by the city's governor, the Chairman of the Sevastopol City State Administration.
The Sevastopol city council is divided into four city raions (districts within city): Lenin Raion, Nakhimov Raion, Gagarin Raion, and Balaklava Raion. Lenin and Gagarin raions encompass the Sevastopol city proper, while Nakhimov (north) and Balaklava (east) include the surrounding settlements. The former Balaklava settlment, at the southern portion of Sevastopol City, is part of the Balaklava Raion and is an urban massif of the City of Sevastopol. Out of other settlements, the municipality also contains 29 rural settlements including villages as well as two urban settlements: the Inkerman City and the town of Kacha. All of the settlements are organized within the municipal raions. Most of the Sevastopol City is located within Lenin and Gagarin raions, with Lenin being the central one and housing the administrations of city and municipality.
The Chersonesus Taurica Preserve of Cultural Heritage with archaeological site and museum is located in the Gagarin Raion.
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