Lokhvytsia Raion

Lokhvytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Ло́хвицький райо́н; translit.: Lóchvyc’kyj Rajón) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the city of Lokhvytsia. The raion was abolished 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 40,617 (2020 est.)[3]

Lokhvytsia Raion

Ло́хвицький райо́н
Raion
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Coordinates: 50°21′53.2146″N 33°19′1.6356″E
Country Ukraine
RegionPoltava Oblast
Established1971
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerLokhvytsia
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorViktor Stchurov
Area
 • Total1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total40,617
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380
WebsiteOfficial homepage

An important river within the Lokhvytskyi Raion was the Sula River. The raion was established on 1971.

Settlements
  • Bezsaly
  • Berbenytsi
  • Bilohorilka
  • Bodakva
  • Vasylky
  • Vyrishalne
  • Hyryavi Iskivtsi
  • Iskivtsi
  • Korsunivka
  • Lutsenky
  • Luka
  • Pisky
  • Poharschtyna
  • Ryhy
  • Svyrydivka
  • Sencha
  • Tokari
  • Kharkivtsi
  • Yahnyky

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.
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