Mezhova Raion | |
Native Name: | Межівський район |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Raion |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Mezhova Raion |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Mezhova Raion |
Coordinates: | 48.25°N 79°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | coll |
P1: | — city councils |
P2: | — settlement councils |
P3: | — rural councils |
P4: | Number of localities: — cities |
P5: | |
P6: | — villages |
P7: | — rural settlements |
Established Title1: | Established |
Established Title2: | Disestablished |
Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
Seat Type: | Admin. center |
Seat: | Mezhova |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1250 |
Population Total: | 22579 |
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 |
Mezhova Raion (Ukrainian: Межівський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Mezhova. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Mezhova Raion was merged into Synelnykove Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was .
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[3]
Ivan Chernoknizhny (1890-1928) – anarchist in the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine (RIAU) under Nestor Makhno was native to the region.