Nikolske Raion
Nikolske Raion
Нікольський район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°ECoordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Region | Donetsk Oblast |
Established | 1925 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Nikolske |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Vasyl′ Balabanov |
Area | |
• Total | 1,221 km2 (471 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 27,337 |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 87000-87062 |
Area code | +380 6246 |
Nikolske Raion (Ukrainian: Нікольський район), until May 2016 Volodarske Raion (Ukrainian: Володарський район), was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Nikolske. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 27,337 (2020 est.)[3].
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[4] The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.
Population[]
Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[5]
Ethnicity | Number | Proportion |
Ukrainians | 16,494 | 52.9% |
Russians | 7,538 | 24.2% |
Greeks | 6,223 | 20.0% |
Belarusians | 233 | 0.7% |
References[]
- ^ "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 (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ National composition and native language of the Donetsk Oblast.
- Former raions of Donetsk Oblast
- Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform
- Donetsk Oblast geography stubs