Valky Raion Explained

Valky Raion
Native Name:Ukrainian: Валківський район
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:49.8387°N 35.5786°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Valky
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Area Total Km2:1010.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:30791
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Website:http://valky-rda.at.ua/

Valky Raion was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Valky. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Valky Raion was merged into Bohodukhiv Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

In 1920 the raion was the centre of an anti-Bolshevik uprising. A peasant army, of according to various estimates, 1,500 to 3,500 people proclaimed a "Ukrainian People's Government" in April 1920, but was defeated early May 1920 after a failed attempt to capture Valky and its members were executed.[3]

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Valky urban hromada with the administration in Valky.

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. THE CITY OF THE REBELLIOUS, Vecherniy Kharkov (15 May 2006)
  4. Web site: Валківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.