| Berdiansk Raion | |
| Native Name: | Бердянський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Official Name: | Berdianskyi Raion |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Berdiansk Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Berdiansk Raion |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Coordinates: | 44.5°N 33.6°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 8 hromadas |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1923 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Berdiansk |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Volodymyr Chepurnyi |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4461.56 |
| Population Total: | 176046 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| 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: | 71128—71170 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 6153 |
| Website: | http://www.berda.gov.ua |
Berdiansk Raion, also spelled Berdyansk Raion (Ukrainian: Бердянський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdiansk. The raion has access to the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. The population is
From 1923 to 1925, it was known Novospasivka Raion (Ukrainian: Новоспасівський район), after its then-center Novospasivka (now Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia Oblast). In 1925, the administrative center was moved to Berdiansk, and it was renamed Berdiansk Raion.[1] [2]
From 1939 to 1958, it was known as Osypenko Raion (Ukrainian: Осипенківський район). During World War II, Osypenko Raion was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. 3,260 people from Osypenko Raion were deported to Germany for forced labor and 300 were murdered.[2]
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Berdiansk Raion was significantly expanded. [3] [4]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion (excluding Berdiansk itself, which was then designated a city of oblast significance) had a population of 31,631 people. In terms of self-reported ethnic background, 73% were Ukrainians and 17% were Russians, with small minorities of Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Greeks.[2]