Pryazovske Raion (Ukrainian: Приазовський район) was one of the raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the urban-type settlement of Pryazovske. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Pryazovske Raion was merged into Melitopol Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 26,280 (2013 est.)[3].
Pryazovskyi Raion
Приазовський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°47′51.84″N 35°46′38.64″E / 46.7977333°N 35.7774000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Pryazovske |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Vadym Suhina |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,947 km2 (752 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total |  26,280 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 72400—72455 |
| Area code | +380 6133 |
| Website | http://priazrda.gov.ua/ |
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 [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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