Verkhnodniprovsk Raion

Verkhnodniprovsk Raion (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
Flag of Verkhnodniprovsk Raion
Coat of arms of Verkhnodniprovsk Raion
Coordinates: 48°39′22″N 39°12′42″E / 48.65611°N 39.21167°E / 48.65611; 39.21167
Country Ukraine
RegionDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVerkhnodniprovsk
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,286 km2 (497 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total51,469
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.

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