Markivka Raion Explained

Markivskyi Raion
Native Name:Марківський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Markivskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Markivskyi Raion
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:49.5086°N 39.5481°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Region
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  0 — city councils
P2:  1 — settlement councils
P3:8 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  0 — cities
P5:  
P6:33 — villages
P7:  0 — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1920
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Markivka
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Oleksandr Gnedko
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1166
Population Total: 14242
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:92400—92444
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6464
Website:http://mar.loga.gov.ua

Markivka Raion was a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was an urban-type settlement of Markivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight, of which only four were controlled by the government.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

After the proclamation of the separatist Luhansk People's Republic on 27 April 2014 the province Luhansk became a battlefield of the War in Donbass.[3] Markivka Raion stayed under Ukrainian governmental control.[4] The separatist referendum on 11 May on independence was not held in the Raion.[5]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]

Ethnicity

Notable residents

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 . 17 July 2020 . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26248275 Ukraine crisis timeline
  4. http://www.osce.org/ukraine-smm/126392 Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 4 November 2014
  5. http://www.kyivpost.com/multimedia/photo/any-violations-allowed-in-luhansk-oblast-referendum-347328.html Any violations allowed in Luhansk Oblast referendum
  6. Web site: Home . ukrcensus.gov.ua.