Korop Raion

Korop Raion (Ukrainian: Коропський район) was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Korop. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Korop Raion was merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 21,620 (2020 est.)[3]

Korop Raion
Коропський район
Flag of Korop Raion
Coat of arms of Korop Raion
Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast
Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast
Coordinates: 51°35′26″N 32°56′50″E / 51.59056°N 32.94722°E / 51.59056; 32.94722
CountryUkraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerKorop
Area
 • Total1,312 km2 (507 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total21,620
 • Density19.3/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://kpadm.cg.gov.ua/

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4]

The raion contained the village of Shabalyniv.

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