Balakliia Raion

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Balakliia Raion
Балаклійський район
Raion
Flag of Balakliia Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Balakliia Raion
Coat of arms
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°24′27.1476″N 36°51′17.715″E / 49.407541000°N 36.85492083°E / 49.407541000; 36.85492083Coordinates: 49°24′27.1476″N 36°51′17.715″E / 49.407541000°N 36.85492083°E / 49.407541000; 36.85492083
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerBalakliia
Area
 • Total1,986.44 km2 (766.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total78,337
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://balakliya-rda.gov.ua/

Balakliia Raion (Ukrainian: Балаклійський район) was the largest raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. The area of the raion was 1,986.4 km², corresponding to 6.3% of the total territory of Kharkiv Oblast. Its administrative center was the town of Balakliia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Balakliia Raion was merged into Izium Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 78,337 (2020 est.)[3]

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[4]

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 (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Балаклійська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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