Vovchansk Raion

Vovchansk Raion
Вовчанський район
Raion
Flag of Vovchansk Raion
Flag
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 50°12′7.8978″N 37°2′24.5502″E / 50.202193833°N 37.040152833°E / 50.202193833; 37.040152833
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVovchansk
Area
 • Total1,888.1 km2 (729.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total44,448
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://vovchrayrada.kh.ua/

Vovchansk Raion (Ukrainian: Вовчанський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Vovchansk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was, together with Pechenihy and Zmiiv Raions, merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[1][2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 44,448 (2020 est.)[4]

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromada:[5]

Geography

Cities
Urban-type settlements

References

  1. ^ Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Вовчанська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.

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