Prymorsk Raion

Prymorsk Raion (Ukrainian: Приморський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Prymorsk. 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 Prymorsk Raion was merged into Berdiansk Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 28,866 (2020 est.)[3].

Prymorskyi Raion
Приморський район
Flag of Prymorskyi Raion
Coat of arms of Prymorskyi Raion
Coordinates: 46°50′5.52″N 36°19′15.58″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZaporizhzhia Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPrymorsk
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   0 — settlement councils
  • 15 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   0 — urban-type settlements
  • 26 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
  GovernorOleksandr Onyshko
Area
  Total1,400 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  TotalDecrease 28,866
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
72100—72151
Area code+380 6137
Websitehttp://primorskadmin.org.ua

In October 1930 peasants in the raion rioted for three weeks against forced collectivization by the Soviet authorities.[4][nb 1]

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