Chornukhy Raion

Chornukhy Raion (Ukrainian: Чорнухинський район, romanized: Čornuxyns'kyj rajon) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Chornukhy. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Lubny Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 10,568 (2020 est.)^[3].

Country Ukraine

Admin. centerChornukhy

TimezoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Area code+380

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Chornukhy Raion Чорнухинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 50°15′48.9852″N 32°55′58.0614″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Established	7 March 1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Chornukhy
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 41 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Borys Lysenko
Area
• Total	682 km2 (263 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,568
• Density	15.5/km2 (40.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	+380
Website	Official homepage

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Important rivers within the Dykanskyi Raion included the Vorskla and the Orzhytsia rivers.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,^[4] Chornukhy settlement hromada with the administration in Chornukhy.