Chernihivka Raion

Chernihivka Raion (Ukrainian: Чернігівський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the urban-type settlement of Chernihivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Chernihivka Raion was merged into Berdiansk Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 16,145 (2020 est.)[3].

Chernihivskyi Raion
Чернігівський район
Raion
Flag of Chernihivskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Chernihivskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°11′31.74″N 36°12′51.14″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZaporizhzhia Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerChernihivka
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 11 — rural councils
  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 35 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorOleksandr Lysnyak
Area
 • Total1,200 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 16,145
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
71200—71245
Area code+380 6140
Websitehttp://radachernigivka.at.ua

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 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.


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