Snovsk Raion

Snovsk Raion
Сновський район
Raion

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Coordinates: 51°52′8″N 31°55′56″E / 51.86889°N 31.93222°E / 51.86889; 31.93222Coordinates: 51°52′8″N 31°55′56″E / 51.86889°N 31.93222°E / 51.86889; 31.93222
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Chernihiv Oblast
Admin. center Schors
Area
 • Total 1,283 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 23,952
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://schorsadm.cg.gov.ua/

Snovsk Raion (Ukrainian: Сновський район), until May 2016 Shchors Raion (Ukrainian: Щорський район), is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the town of Snovsk. Population: 23,952 (2015 est.)[1]

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Shchors Raion to Snovsk Raion and Shchors to Snovsk according to the law prohibiting names of 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. ↑ "Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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