Berdiansk Raion, also spelled Berdyansk Raion (Ukrainian: Бердянський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdiansk. The raion has access to the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. The population is 176,046 (2022 estimate).[2]
Berdiansk Raion
Бердянський район | |
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| Berdianskyi Raion | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 44°30′0.15″N 33°36′0.12″E / 44.5000417°N 33.6000333°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Admin. center | Berdiansk |
| Subdivisions | 8 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Volodymyr Chepurnyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,461.56 km2 (1,722.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 176,046 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 71128—71170 |
| Area code | +380 6153 |
| Website | http://www.berda.gov.ua |
History
editFrom 1923 to 1925, it was known Novospasivka Raion (Ukrainian: Новоспасівський район), after its then-center Novospasivka (now Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia Oblast). In 1925, the administrative center was moved to Berdiansk, and it was renamed Berdiansk Raion.[3][4]
From 1939 to 1958, it was known as Osypenko Raion (Ukrainian: Осипенківський район). During World War II, Osypenko Raion was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. 3,260 people from Osypenko Raion were deported to Germany for forced labor and 300 were murdered.[4]
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 24,274 (2020 est.).[5] On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Berdiansk Raion was significantly expanded. [6][7]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion (excluding Berdiansk itself, which was then designated a city of oblast significance) had a population of 31,631 people. In terms of self-reported ethnic background, 73% were Ukrainians and 17% were Russians, with small minorities of Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Greeks.[4]
| Population history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1970 | 2001 | 2016 | 2020 | 2022 |
| Pop. | 43,900[8] | 31,631[4] | 25,483[9] | 24,274[5] | 176,046[2] |
| ±% p.a. | — | −1.05% | −1.43% | −1.21% | +169.30% |
References
edit- ^ Атлас aдміністративно-територіального устрою області (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Управління містобудування та архітектури, Запорізької обласної державної адміністрації. August 2020.
- ^ a b c Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Агейкин, О. В.; Чернова, Ю. М. (2022-02-01). "Осипенко". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 24. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Троян, Л. І. (2003-02-01). "Бердянський район". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 2. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Бердянськ, Бердянський район, Запорізька область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Russian).
- ^ "Статистичний збірник «Чисельність наявного населення України» на 1 січня 2018 року" (PDF).
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