Lyman Raion, Odessa Oblast

Lyman Raion (Ukrainian: Лиманський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dobroslav. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. [1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 72,605(2020 est.)[3]

Lyman Raion

Лиманський райо́н
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Coordinates: 46°49′12″N 30°56′42″E
Country Ukraine
RegionOdessa Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerDobroslav
Subdivisions
Area
  Total1,487 km2 (574 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total72,605
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
67500—67587
Area code380-04864

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kominternivske Raion to Lyman Raion and Kominternivske to Dobroslav according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[4]

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