Sosnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Сосницький район) was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Sosnytsia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Sosnytsia Raion was merged into Koriukivka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 17,377 (2020 est.)[3]
Sosnytsia Raion
Сосницький район | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°37′8″N 32°35′33″E / 51.61889°N 32.59250°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Sosnytsia |
| Area | |
• Total | 916 km2 (354 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 17,377 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://sosadm.cg.gov.ua/ |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada, Sosnytsia settlement hromada with the administration in Sosnytsia.[4]
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.
- ^ "Сосницька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.