Chornobai Raion

Chornobai Raion (Ukrainian: Чорнобаївський район) was a raion (district—adminsistrative region) of eastern Cherkasy Oblast, in central Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Chornobai. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Chornobai Raion was merged into Zolotonosha Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 39,346 (2020 est.)[3]

Chornobai Raion
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Raion location in Cherkasy Oblast
Coordinates: 49°34′6.3″N 32°29′4.6″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Cherkasy Oblast
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Chornobai
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,554 km^2 (600 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	39,346
• Density	25/km^2 (66/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 amalgamated hromadas, Chornobai urban hromada with the administration in Chornobai and Irkliiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Irkliiv.[4]

Geography

Chornobay Raion covered an area of 1,554 km² — (600 sq mi).

Traditional local 19th century house.

References

1. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
2. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. "Чорнобаївська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.