Pishchanka Raion (Ukrainian: Піщанський район) was one of raions of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Pishchanka. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Tulchyn Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Vinnytsia Oblast to six.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 20,021 (2020 est.).[1]

Pishchanka Raion
Піщанський район
Flag of Pishchanka Raion
Coat of arms of Pishchanka Raion
Coordinates: 48°12′N 28°54′E / 48.200°N 28.900°E / 48.200; 28.900
Country Ukraine
RegionVinnytsia Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPishchanka
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 13 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 19 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorSvitlana Zherdetska
Area
 • Total
600 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
Decrease 20,021[1]
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
24700—24736
Area code+380 4349
WebsitePishchanskyi region

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.