Melitopol Raion

Melitopol Raion (Ukrainian: Мелітопольський район) is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Melitopol, which does not belong to the district and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. Population: 50,188 (2013 est.)[1].

Melitopolskyi Raion Мелітопольський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°56′35.1″N 35°16′34.96″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zaporizhia Oblast
Established	1930
Admin. center	Melitopol
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils 15 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 56 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Valeriy Gorban
Area
• Total	1,780 km2 (690 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	50,188
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	72330—72384
Area code	+380 619
Website	http://www.mrda.gov.ua/