Tokmak Raion Explained

Tokmak Raion
Native Name:Токмацький район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Tokmakskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Tokmakskyi Raion
Mapsize:225px
Coordinates:47.1916°N 35.7093°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts:2 hromadas
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:March 1923
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Tokmak
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1400
Population Total: 21330
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:71716—71775
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6178

Tokmak Raion (Ukrainian: Токмацький район) was one of the raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine between 1923 and 2020. The administrative center of the region was the small city of Tokmak. Before 1962, it was known as Velykyi Tokmak Raion (Ukrainian: Великотокмацький район). The last estimate of the raion population was

Geography

The raion had an area of 1400km2, with 1,103,000 hectares of arable land.

History

The raion was established in March 1923 as Velykyi Tokmak Raion, as Velykyi Tokmak was still the name of Tokmak at the time. It was located within of Yekaterinoslav Governorate in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The okruhas were abolished at the end of the 1920s, and Velykyi Tokmak Raion was assigned to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. On 10 January 1939, part of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's territory was split off, and Velykyi Tokmak Raion became part of the newly created Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[1] In December 1962, Velykyi Tokmak was renamed to Tokmak, and Velykyi Tokmak Raion was renamed Tokmak Raion accordingly. Tokmak was also designated a city of oblast significance - meaning that while it still served as the administrative center of the raion, it was no longer part of it, instead being subordinated directly to Zaporizhzhia Oblast.[2]

The administrative structure of Tokmak Raion was reformed on 12 June 2020, with the division of it into two hromadas: Tokmak urban hromada and Molochansk urban hromada. Tokmak was once again subordinated to Tokmak Raion, as the city of oblast significance designation was abolished.[3] Tokmak 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 the former Tokmak Raion was merged into Polohy Raion.[4] [5]

Demographics

As of January 1, 2020, the raion had an estimated population of 21,330 people. Of these, 6,327 lived in the only city in the raion Molochansk, and 15,003 lived in rural areas outside Molochansk.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Запорізька область . . Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України . Зубченко . О. С. . 2010-02-01 . 10 . Ukrainian . 978-966-02-2074-4 . Ніколаєв . В. А..
  2. Encyclopedia: Токмак, Токмацький район, Запорізька область . . uk.
  3. Web site: Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Запорізької області . 2023-12-08 . Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України . uk.
  4. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  5. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.