Chornukhy Raion

Chornukhy Raion (Ukrainian: Чорнухинський район; translit.: Chornukhyns'kyi Raion) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Chornukhy. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 10,568(2020 est.)[3] .

Chornukhy Raion

Чорнухинський район
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Coordinates: 50°15′48.9852″N 32°55′58.0614″E
Country Ukraine
RegionPoltava Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerChornukhy
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorBorys Lysenko
Area
  Total682 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total10,568
  Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380
WebsiteOfficial homepage

Important rivers within the Dykanskyi Raion included the Vorskla and the Orzhytsia rivers.

Settlements

  • Bohodarivka
  • Chornukhy
  • Kharsiky

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.


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