Vilniansk Raion Explained

Vilnianskyi Raion
Native Name:Вільнянський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Vilnianskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Vilnianskyi Raion
Mapsize:225px
Coordinates:48.0122°N 35.3823°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
P3:19 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  1 — cities
P5:  
P6:105 — villages
P7:   — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1924
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Vilniansk
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Volodymyr Chernilyuh
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1280
Population Total: 45621
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:70000—70054
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6143

Vilniansk Raion (Ukrainian: Вільнянський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Vilniansk. 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 Vilniansk Raion was merged into Zaporizhzhia Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was .

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.