Orzhytsia Raion

Orzhytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Оржицький район) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Orzhytsia. 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 22,741(2020 est.)[3]

Orzhytsia Raion

Оржицький район
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Coordinates: 49°52′54.5556″N 32°39′6.8436″E
Country Ukraine
RegionPoltava Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerOrzhytsia
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorGrygoriy Rybachov
Area
  Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total22,741
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
37700—37752
Area code+380-5357
WebsiteOfficial homepage

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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