Starobesheve Raion (Ukrainian: Старобешівський район) was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Starobesheve.The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 49,313 (2020 est.).[3]
Starobeshivskyi Raion
Старобешівський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°45′12″N 38°1′54″E / 47.75333°N 38.03167°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Starobesheve |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Vasyl′ Pan′ko |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,282 km2 (495 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total |  49,313 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 87200—87272 |
| Area code | +380 6253 |
Since 2014, the raion has not been under control of the Ukrainian government and has been controlled by the Donetsk People's Republic militant group [which?], which continues using it as an administrative unit.[4]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[5]
| Ethnicity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 29,170 | 52.1% |
| Russians | 17,761 | 31.7% |
| Greeks | 7,491 | 13.4% |
| Belarusians | 397 | 0.7% |
| Azerbaijanis | 241 | 0.4% |
| Germans | 171 | 0.3% |
| Armenians | 122 | 0.2% |
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.
- ^ "Мероприятия, запланированные на 2020 год в сферах жилищно-коммунального хозяйства и строительства" (in Russian). Donetsk People's Republic.
- ^ Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області [Ethnic and linguistic composition of Donetsk Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2012.