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 | |
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| Coordinates: 47°11′31.74″N 36°12′51.14″E / 47.1921500°N 36.2142056°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Chernihivka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Oleksandr Lysnyak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  16,145 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 71200—71245 |
| Area code | +380 6140 |
| Website | http://radachernigivka.at.ua |
References edit
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ 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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
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