Bilmak Raion
Bilmak Raion (Ukrainian: Більмацький район), until May 2016 Kuibysheve Raion (Ukrainian: Куйбишевський район), is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the urban-type settlement of Bilmak. Population: 23,354 (2013 est.)[1].
Bilmak Raion Більмацький район | |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′31.25″N 36°44′29.58″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Zaporizhia Oblast |
| Established | 1935 |
| Admin. center | Bilmak |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Volodymyr Zaykovskyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 71000—71053 |
| Area code | +380 6147 |
| Website | http://krada.da.zp.ua |
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2]
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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