Vysokopillia Raion Explained

Vysokopilskyi Raion
Native Name:Високопільський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Vysokopilskyi Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Vysokopilskyi Raion
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:47.4688°N 33.4032°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kherson Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  0 — city councils
P2:  2 — settlement councils
P3:10 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  0 — cities
P5:  
P6:34 — villages
P7:   — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1928
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Vysokopillia
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Viktor Romanov
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:701
Population Total: 14119
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:74000—74043
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 5535

Vysokopillia Raion (Ukrainian: Високопільський) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Vysokopillia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Vysokopillia Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[3]

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