| Amvrosiivs'kyi Raion | |
| Native Name: | Амвросіївський район (Ukraine) Амвросиевский район (Russia) |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Amvrosiivs'kyi Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Amvrosiivs'kyi Raion |
| Coordinates: | 47.82°N 38.47°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Donetsk Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | — city councils |
| P2: | — settlement councils |
| P3: | — rural councils |
| P4: | Number of localities: — cities |
| P5: | |
| P6: | 73 — villages |
| P7: | — rural settlements |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Title2: | Disestablished |
| Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Amvrosiivka |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,455 |
| Population Total: | 43759 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +02:00 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +03:00 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal index |
| Postal Code: | 873-XX |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 380 |
| Website: | Verkhovna Rada website |
Amvrosiivka Raion (Ukrainian: Амвросіївський район|Amvrosiivs'kyi raion; Russian: Амвросиевский район|Amvrosievskiy raion) was a raion (district) within the eastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight.[1] [2] However, since 2014 the raion was not under control of Ukrainian government and has been part of the Donetsk People's Republic which continues using it as an administrative unit.[3] The administrative center of the raion is the town of Amvrosiivka. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was In 2022, the Donetsk People's Republic including the Amvrosiivka Raion was annexed by Russia.
The raion has an international border with the Russian Federation (Rostov Oblast) to its east and south, Starobesheve Raion to its southwest, cities of Donetsk and Makiivka to the west, and Shakhtarsk Raion to its north. The border with Russia stretches here for 73km (45miles). The raion was established on 7 March 1923 as a part of Taganrog Uyezd (county), Donetsk Governorate initially, a month later it was included into the Stalino Okruha (Yuzivka, at first). Eventually the raion became a part of the Donetsk Oblast.
The raion is located in the southern portion of the Donetsk Ridge and its territory belongs to a steppe zone of Ukraine. On the territory of the raion are located following natural landmarks:
Within the Amvrosiivka Raion there is: one city (Amvrosiivka), 3 urban-type settlements (Kuteynykove, Novoamvrosiivs'ke, and Voykovskyi), 30 selsoviets, and 43 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 14 industrial organizations, 4 construction and transport organizations, 12 kolhozy, 11 sovhozy, 2 pizza companies, 10 hospitals, 35 schools, 24 clubs, 38 libraries and music schools.
An architectural monument in the raion is the Ioanno-Bohoslovska Church (1905-selo Vasyl'evka). Before 1917 the raion was part of the Don Host Oblast in the Russian Empire.
As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[4]
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