Dykanka Raion (Ukrainian: Диканський район; translit.: Dykans'kyi Raion) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dykanka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Dykanka Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 18,118 (2020 est.)[3]
Dykanka Raion
Диканський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°49′6.8808″N 34°25′28.0446″E / 49.818578000°N 34.424456833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Poltava Oblast |
| Established | 7 March 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Dykanka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Lyubov Lelyuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 679 km2 (262 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 18,118 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
| Website | Official homepage |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Dykanka settlement hromada with the administration in Dykanka.
Important rivers within the Dykanka Raion included the Vorskla and the Orzhytsia rivers.
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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.
- ^ "Диканська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.