Prymorsk Raion

Prymorsk Raion (Ukrainian: Приморський район) wais one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Prymorsk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 28,866(2020 est.)[3] .

Prymorskyi Raion

Приморський район
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°50′5.52″N 36°19′15.58″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZaporizhzhia Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPrymorsk
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorOleksandr Onyshko
Area
  Total1,400 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total 28,866
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
72100—72151
Area code+380 6137
Websitehttp://primorskadmin.org.ua

In October 1930 peasants in the raion rioted for three weeks against forced collectivization by the Soviet authorities.[4][nb 1]

Notes

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.