| Dykanka Raion | |
| Native Name: | Диканський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Dykanka Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Dykanka Raion |
| Coordinates: | 49.8186°N 34.4245°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Poltava Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | — city councils |
| P2: | — settlement councils |
| P3: | — rural councils |
| P4: | Number of localities: — cities |
| P5: | |
| P6: | 58 — villages |
| P7: | — rural settlements |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | 7 March 1923 |
| Established Title2: | Disestablished |
| Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Dykanka |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Lyubov Lelyuk |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 679 |
| Population Total: | 18118 |
| 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 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 |
| Website: | Official homepage |
Dykanka Raion (Ukrainian: Диканський район; translit.: Dykans'kyi Raion) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dykanka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Dykanka Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[3] Dykanka settlement hromada with the administration in Dykanka.
Important rivers within the Dykanka Raion included the Vorskla and the Orzhytsia rivers.
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