Mezhova Raion
Former subdivision of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Mezhova Raion (Ukrainian: Межівський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Mezhova. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Mezhova Raion was merged into Synelnykove Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 22,579 (2020 est.)[3].
Mezhova Raion
Межівський район | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 36°43′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Mezhova |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,579 |
| • Density | 18.1/km2 (46.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[4]
- Mezhova settlement hromada with the administration in Mezhova;
- Novopavlivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Novopavlivka;
- Slovianka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Slovianka.
Notable people
Ivan Chernoknizhny (1890-1928) – anarchist in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (RIAU) under Nestor Makhno was native to the region.