Perevalsk Raion

Perevalsk Raion (Ukrainian: Перевальський район) was a raion (district) in the eastern Ukrainian province of Luhansk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight.[1][2] However, since 2014 the raion was not under control of Ukrainian government and has been part of the Luhansk People's Republic[3] which continues using it as an administrative unit.[4] The administrative center of the raion is the city of Perevalsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 63,064 (2020 est.)[5].

Perevalskyi Raion
Перевальський район
Raion
Flag
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°23′29″N 38°40′27″E
Country Ukraine
RegionLuhansk Oblast
Established1965
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPerevalsk
Subdivisions
List
  •   3 — city councils
  •   9 — settlement councils
  • 4 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      3 — cities
  •   9 — urban-type settlements
  • 16 — villages
  •   10 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorIgor Butenko
Area
 • Total806.8 km2 (311.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 63,054
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
94300—94344
Area code+380 6441
Websitehttp://prv.loga.gov.ua

History

Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[3] On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the urban-type settlement of Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.[6]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[7]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 56.7%
  • Russians: 40.6%
  • Belarusians: 1.1%

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. 17 July 2020.
  3. "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  4. "Министерство экономического развития Луганской Народной Республики" (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic.
  5. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  6. "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  7. "Всеукраїнський перепис населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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