Lyman Raion, Odessa Oblast

Lyman Raion (Ukrainian: Лиманський район) was a raion (district) in Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dobroslav. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odessa Oblast to seven. [1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 72,605 (2020 est.)[3]

Lyman Raion Лиманський райо́н
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°49′12″N 30°56′42″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
Established	1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Dobroslav
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 60 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,487 km^2 (574 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	72,605
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	67500—67587
Area code	380-04864

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kominternivske Raion to Lyman Raion and Kominternivske to Dobroslav according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[4]

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. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

External links

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