Petrove Raion

Petrove Raion (Ukrainian: Петрівський район) was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. It covered an area of 1195 square kilometres. The administrative center lied at Petrove. The raion was established on March 7, 1923.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 22,946(2020 est.)[4] .

Petrove Raion

Петрівський район
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Coordinates: 48°23′N 33°14′E
Country Ukraine
RegionKirovohrad Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPetrove
Subdivisions
Area
  Total1,195 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total 22,946
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

The raion was subdivided into 15 communities known as councils (rada): 2 town councils and 13 village councils.

References

  1. Облікова картка Петрівський район Кіровоградська область (in Ukrainian). Rada.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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