Alchevsk Raion
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Alchevsk Raion
Алчевський район | |
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 Interactive map of Alchevsk Raion | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Luhansk |
| Established | 2020 |
| Admin. center | Alchevsk |
| Subdivisions | 3 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,006 km2 (775 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 437,513 |
| • Density | 218.1/km2 (564.9/sq mi) |
Alchevsk Raion (Ukrainian: Алчевський район; Russian: Алчевский район) is a prospective raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is in the town of Alchevsk.[3][4] Population: 437,513 (2021 est.).[2] The area of the raion is occupied by Russia, which continues to use the old, pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine.[citation needed]