Petrove Raion (Ukrainian: Петрівський район) was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. It covered an area of 1195 square kilometres. The administrative center lied at Petrove. The raion was established on March 7, 1923.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Petrove Raion was merged into Oleksandriia Raion.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 22,946 (2020 est.).[4]
Petrove Raion
Петрівський район | |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′N 33°14′E / 48.383°N 33.233°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Kirovohrad Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Petrove |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,195 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  22,946 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
The raion was subdivided into 15 communities known as councils (rada): 2 town councils and 13 village councils.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[5] Petrove settlement hromada with the administration in Petrove.
References edit
- ^ Облікова картка Петрівський район Кіровоградська область (in Ukrainian). Rada.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Петрівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
External links edit
- Official site (in Ukrainian)