Kherson Raion (Ukrainian: Херсонський район; Russian: Херсонский район) is a raion (district) of Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Kherson. The city of Oleshky to the south of Kherson is the second largest city, and the largest in the former Oleshky Raion. Two abolished raions, Bilozerka and Oleshky Raions, as well as Kherson Municipality, were merged into Kherson Raion.[3][4] Population: 450,233 (2022 estimate).[2]
Kherson Raion
Херсонський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°36′N 32°40′E / 46.600°N 32.667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kherson |
| Established | 2020 |
| Admin. center | Kherson |
| Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,841.9 km2 (1,483.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 450,233 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | N/A |
Subdivisions
editAt the time of establishment in 2020, the Kherson administrative district was subdivided into 10 hromadas:[4]
- Bilozerka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Bilozerka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[5]
- Chornobaivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Chornobaivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[5]
- Darivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Darivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[5]
- Kherson urban hromada, with the administration in the city of Kherson, transferred from Kherson Municipality;[6]
- Muzykivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Muzykivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[5]
- Oleshky urban hromada with the administration in the city of Oleshky, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[7]
- Stanislav rural hromada with the administration in the village of Stanislav, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;[5]
- Velyki Kopani rural hromada with the administration in the village of Velyki Kopani, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[7]
- Vynohradove rural hromada with the administration in the village of Vynohradove, transferred from Oleshky Raion;[7]
- Yuvileine rural hromada with the administration in the settlement of Yuvileine, transferred from Oleshky Raion.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Херсонська область - Райони". decentralization.gov.ua. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved Feb 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ a b "Нові райони: карти склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ a b c d e "Білозерська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Херсонская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ a b c d "Олешківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.