Mariupol Raion
Subdivision of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
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History
It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Mariupol.[3][4] Population: 502,909 (2022 estimate).[2]
Russo-Ukrainian War
The area of the raion has been occupied by Russian troops since March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine; the occupation forces continue to use the older pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine.[citation needed]