Luhansk Okruha | |
Native Name: | Луганська округа |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Okruha |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Soviet Union |
Subdivision Type1: | Republic |
Subdivision Name1: | Ukrainian SSR |
Subdivision Type2: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name2: | Donets (1923–1925) None (1925–1930) |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 7 March 1923 |
Extinct Title: | Abolished |
Extinct Date: | 2 September 1930 |
Seat Type: | Admin. center |
Seat: | Luhansk |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Luhansk Okruha (;) was an okruha of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1923 to 1930. Its administrative center was the city Luhansk.
Luhansk Okruha was established on 7 March 1923, originally within Donets Governorate.[1] In June 1925, the governorate system was abolished in Ukraine and the districts became the first-level administrative divisions of the Ukrainian SSR.[2] In June 1930, was abolished, and its former territory was merged into Luhansk Okruha.[3] Luhansk Okruha itself was abolished on 2 September 1930, and its constituent raions became directly subordinated to the Ukrainian SSR.[4]