Sofiivka Raion | |
Native Name: | Софіївський район |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Raion |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Sofiyivka Raion |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Sofiyivka Raion |
Coordinates: | 48.05°N 85°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: | Sofiivka |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1379 |
Population Total: | 20562 |
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 |
Sofiivka Raion (Ukrainian: Софіївський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Sofiivka. 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 Sofiivka Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was .
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[3]
Zaporizke was the oldest village in the Sofiivka Raion.