Verkhnodniprovsk Raion
Former subdivision of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine
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Verkhnodniprovsk Raion[a] (Ukrainian: Верхньодніпровський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Verkhnodniprovsk. 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 Verkhnodniprovsk Raion was merged into Kamianske Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 51,469 (2020 est.)[3].
Verkhnodniprovsk Raion
Верхньодніпровський район | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 39°12′42″E | |
| Country | |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Verkhnodniprovsk |
| Subdivisions | List
|
| Area | |
• Total | 1,286 km2 (497 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,469 |
| • Density | 40.02/km2 (103.7/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 two hromadas:[4]
- Verkhivtseve urban hromada with the administration in the city of Verkhivtseve;
- Verkhnodniprovsk urban hromada with the administration in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Notes
- Also rendered as Verkhniodniprovsk Raion or Verkhnyodniprovsk Raion