Sofiivka Raion
Sofiivka Raion
Софіївський район | |
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Raion | |
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| Coordinates: 48°03′N 33°52′E / 48.050°N 33.867°ECoordinates: 48°03′N 33°52′E / 48.050°N 33.867°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Sofiivka |
| Subdivisions | show
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,379 km2 (532 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 20,562 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
Sofiivka Raion (Ukrainian: Софіївський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Sofiivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Sofiivka Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 20,562 (2020 est.)[3].
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[4]
- with the administration in the settlement of ;
- with the administration in Sofiivka;
- with the administration in the selo of .
Zaporizke was the oldest village in the Sofiivka Raion.[citation needed]
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.
- ^ "Софіївська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
Categories:
- Former raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform