Monastyryshche Raion (Ukrainian: Монастирищенський район was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Monastyryshche. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Monastyryshche Raion was merged into Uman Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 34,817 (2020 est.)[3]
Monastyryshche Raion
Монастирищенський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Cherkasy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 49°1′56.3″N 29°50′4.6″E / 49.032306°N 29.834611°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Monastyryshche |
| Area | |
| • Total | 719 km2 (278 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 34,817 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada, Monastyryshche urban hromada with the administration in Monastyryshche.[4]
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.
- ^ "Монастирищенська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.