| Orikhiv Raion | |
| Native Name: | Оріхівський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Orikhiv Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Orikhiv Raion |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Coordinates: | 47.687°N 35.7792°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | 1 — city councils |
| P2: | 1 — settlement councils |
| P3: | 22 — rural councils |
| P4: | Number of localities: 1 — cities |
| P5: | |
| P6: | 55 — villages |
| P7: | 4 — rural settlements |
| Established Title1: | Established |
| Established Date1: | 7 March 1923 |
| Established Title2: | Disestablished |
| Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Orikhiv |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1590 |
| Population Total: | 44114 |
| 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: | 70500–70562 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 6141 |
Orikhiv Raion (uk|Оріхівський район|Orikhivskyi raion) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was located in the city of Orikhiv.[1] Its population was 54,462 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Orikhiv Raion was split between Polohy Raion and Zaporizhzhia Raion.[2] [3] The last estimate of the raion population was .
Into Polohy Raion:
Into Zaporizhzhia Raion:
Orikhiv Raion was located in the northeast portion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[4] Its total area constituted 1600km2.[1] The Komyshuvakha, Konka, Sherebets, Verkhnia Tersa, and Mala Tokmachka Rivers flowed through the raion.[4]
Orikhiv Raion was first established on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]
Orikhiv Raion was governed by the Orikhiv Raion Council (uk|Оріхівська районна рада, Ukrainian: Orikhivs'ka raionna rada), which consisted of 48 locally elected deputies.[5] In October 2014, Karina Dudnichenko was elected the chairman of the council.[6]
See also: Administrative divisions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Orikhiv Raion was divided in a way that followed the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into councils, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion's urban populated places administered their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction.
Accordingly, the Orikhiv Raion was divided into:[1]
Overall, the raion had a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 54 villages, and 4 rural settlements.[1]
In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion's total population was 54,462. Of that, 44,618 were Ukrainians, 3,998 were Russians, 197 were Belarusians, 99 were Bulgarians, and 444 belonged to other ethnic groups. The percentage of the population which indicated Ukrainian as their native language constituted 91.37 percent, compared to 8.17% for the Russian language.[7]