Petrykivka Raion Explained

Petrykivka Raion
Native Name:Петриківський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Petrykivka Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Petrykivka Raion
Coordinates:48.7167°N 72°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:Petrykivka
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:928
Population Total:24479
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

Petrykivka Raion (Ukrainian: Петриківський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Petrykivka. 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 Petrykivka Raion was merged into Dnipro Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was .

The raion contains Dniprovsko-Orilskyi Nature Reserve.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[3] Petrykivka settlement hromada with the administration in Petrykivka.

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: Петриківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.