Yakymivka Raion

Yakymivka Raion (Ukrainian: Якимівський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the urban-type settlement of Yakymivka. 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 Yakymivka Raion was merged into Melitopol Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 32,490 (2020 est.)[3].

Yakymivskyi Raion
Якимівський район
Raion
Flag of Yakymivskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Yakymivskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°37′42.55″N 35°1′50.36″E
Country Ukraine
Region Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerYakymivka
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 12 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 39 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorAnatoliy Bloha
Area
 • Total1,850 km2 (710 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 32,490
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
72500—72564
Area code+380 6131

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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