Oleshky Raion

Oleshky Raion
Олешківський район
Raion
Flag of Oleshky Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Oleshky Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°31′59.8944″N 33°1′19.7112″E / 46.533304000°N 33.022142000°E / 46.533304000; 33.022142000Coordinates: 46°31′59.8944″N 33°1′19.7112″E / 46.533304000°N 33.022142000°E / 46.533304000; 33.022142000
Country  Ukraine
Region Kherson Oblast
Established 1923
Admin. center Oleshky
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor Dmytro Osypov
Area
 • Total 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total Decrease 71,833
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index 75100—75145
Area code +380 5542

Oleshky Raion (Ukrainian: Олешківський район) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Oleshky. Population: 71,833 (2015 est.)[1]

In May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed Tsiurupynsk Raion to Oleshky Raion conform with the law prohibiting names of the communist origin.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України (in Ukrainian). State Service of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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