Oleshky Raion

Oleshky Raion (Ukrainian: Олешківський район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Oleshky. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 70,128 (2020 est.)[3]

Oleshky Raion

Олешківський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°31′59.8944″N 33°1′19.7112″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKherson Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerOleshky
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorDmytro Osypov
Area
 • Total1,800 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 70,128
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
75100—75145
Area code+380 5542

In May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed Tsiurupynsk Raion to Oleshky Raion conform with the law prohibiting names of the communist origin.[4]

References
  1. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. Чисельність наявного населення України (in Ukrainian). State Service of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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