Petrove Raion

Petrove Raion
Petrove Raion; Петрівський район
	Raion
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 48°23′N 33°14′E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Kirovohrad Oblast
Established	1923
Admin. center	Petrove
Subdivisions	List 0 — city councils; 2 — settlement councils; — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; 0 — cities; 2 — urban-type settlements; — villages; — rural settlements;
Area
• Total	1,195 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	24,965
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	+380

Petrove Raion (Ukrainian: Петрівський район) is a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. Population: 24,965 (2013 est.)[1]. It covers an area of 1195 square kilometres. The administrative center lies at Petrove (Pop. 8512). The raion was established on March 7, 1923.[2]

The raion is subdivided into 15 communities known as councils (rada): 2 town councils and 13 village councils.

References

Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
Облікова картка Петрівський район Кіровоградська область (in Ukrainian). Rada.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2010.

External links

Official site (in Ukrainian)

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[ua2013estimate-1] Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

[2] Облікова картка Петрівський район Кіровоградська область (in Ukrainian). Rada.gov. Retrieved September 23, 2010.