Shostka Raion
Shostka Raion (Ukrainian: Шосткинський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Shostka. Population: 182,792 (2021 est.)[1]
Shostka Raion
Шосткинський район | |
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![]() Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
Coordinates: 51°52′18.0474″N 33°25′21.1722″E | |
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Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
Admin. center | Shostka |
Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
Area | |
• Total | 1,211 km2 (468 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 182,792 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://shst.sm.gov.ua/index.php/uk/ |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Shostka Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 19,420 (2020 est.)[4]

Location of Shostka Raion prior to the 2020 administrative reforms
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- 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.
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