Vovchansk Raion
Vovchansk Raion (Ukrainian: Вовчанський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Vovchansk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was, together with Zmiiv Raion, merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[1][2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 44,448 (2020 est.)[4]
Vovchansk Raion
Вовчанський район | |
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 Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′7.8978″N 37°2′24.5502″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Vovchansk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,888.1 km2 (729.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 44,448 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://vovchrayrada.kh.ua/ |
References
- Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Vovchansk Raion at Wikimedia Commons
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