Kalanchak Raion Explained

Kalanchakskyi Raion
Native Name:Каланчацький район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Kalanchakskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Kalanchakskyi Raion
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:46.148°N 33.3791°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  0 — city councils
P2:  2 — settlement councils
P3:10 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  0 — cities
P5:  
P6:19 — villages
P7:  1 — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1939
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Kalanchak
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Volodymyr Zinchuk
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:915
Population Total: 21032
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:75800—75841
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 5530

Kalanchak Raion (Ukrainian: Каланчацький район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Kalanchak. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Kalanchak Raion was merged into Skadovsk Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  2. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  3. Web site: Каланчацька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.