Lyman Raion, Odesa Oblast

Lyman Raion (Ukrainian: Лиманський район) was a raion (district) in Odesa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dobroslav. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Lyman Raion was split between Berezivka and Odesa Raions.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 72,605 (2020 est.).[3]

Lyman Raion
Лиманський район
Flag of Lyman Raion
Coat of arms of Lyman Raion
Coordinates: 46°49′12″N 30°56′42″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdesa Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerDobroslav
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 60 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
  Total1,487 km2 (574 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total72,605
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
67500—67587
Area code380-04864

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kominternivske Raion to Lyman Raion and Kominternivske to Dobroslav according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[4]

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of six hromadas:[5]

  • Chornomorske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Chornomorske, transferred to Odesa Raion;
  • Dobroslav settlement hromada with the administration in Dobroslav, transferred to Odesa Raion;
  • Fontanka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Fontanka, transferred to Odesa Raion;
  • Krasnosilka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Krasnosilka, transferred to Odesa Raion;
  • Kurisove rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Kurisove, transferred to Berezivka Raion;
  • Vyzyrka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vyzyrka, transferred to Odesa Raion.

References

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