Zhashkiv Raion

Zhashkiv Raion (Ukrainian: Жашківський район) was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Zhashkiv. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Zhashkiv Raion was merged into Uman Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 35,145 (2020 est.)[3]

Zhashkiv Raion

Жашківський район
Raion
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Raion location in Cherkasy Oblast
Coordinates: 49°10′36.6″N 30°9′20.2″E
Country Ukraine
OblastCherkasy Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerZhashkiv
Population
 (2020)
 • Total35,145
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three amalgamated hromadas:[4]

  • Bashtechky rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Bashtechky;
  • Sokolivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sokolivka;
  • Zhashkiv urban hromada with the administration in Zhashkiv.

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.
  4. "Жашківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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