Kaniv Raion Explained

Kaniv
Native Name:Канівський район
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Cherkasy Oblast
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Kaniv
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:18587
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:49.7583°N 31.3268°W

Kaniv Raion (Ukrainian: Канівський район) was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Kaniv which was incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Kaniv Raion was merged into Cherkasy Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three 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: Канівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.