Blyzniuky Raion (Ukrainian: Близнюківський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Blyzniuky. 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 Blyzniuky Raion was merged into Lozova Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 17,799 (2020 est.)[3]
Blyzniuky Raion
Близнюківський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′40.6266″N 36°29′37.8666″E / 48.777951833°N 36.493851833°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Blyzniuky |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,799 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Blyzniuky settlement hromada with the administration in Blyzniuky.
References
edit- ^ "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 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.
- ^ "Близнюківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.