Lokhvytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Ло́хвицький райо́н; translit.: Lóchvyc’kyj Rajón) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the city of Lokhvytsia. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Myrhorod Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 40,617 (2020 est.)[3]
Lokhvytsia Raion
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| Coordinates: 50°21′53.2146″N 33°19′1.6356″E / 50.364781833°N 33.317121000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Poltava Oblast |
| Established | 1971 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Lokhvytsia |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Viktor Stchurov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 40,617 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
| Website | Official homepage |
An important river within the Lokhvytskyi Raion was the Sula River. The raion was established on 1971.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[4]
- Lokhvytsia urban hromada with the administration in Lokhvytsia;
- Sencha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sencha;
- Zavodske urban hromada with the administration in the city of Zavodske.
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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.
- ^ "Лохвицька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.