| Yasynuvatskyi Raion | |
| Native Name: | Ясинуватський район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Yasynuvatskyi Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Yasynuvatskyi Raion |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 47.2463°N 37.6154°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| P1: | 0 — city councils |
| P2: | 3 — settlement councils |
| P3: | 9 — rural councils |
| P4: | Number of localities: 0 — cities |
| P5: | |
| P6: | 30 — villages |
| P7: | 13 — rural settlements |
| Established Title: | Disestablished |
| Established Date: | 2020 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Yasynuvata Ocheretyne [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Dmytro Dyzchenko |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 809 |
| Population Total: | 25942 |
| 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: | 86000-86092 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 6236 |
Yasynuvata Raion (uk|Ясинуватський район|Yasynuvats'kyi raion) was one of the administrative raions (a district) of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the city of Yasynuvata, which was incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the districts jurisdiction.
Beginning in 2014, with the onset of the War in Donbas, the raion was split: The western part was under control of the central Ukrainian government, whereas its eastern part was under control of the Donetsk People's Republic.
The raion was abolished by the Ukrainian government on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government. The area of Yasynuvata Raion was partitioned with government-controlled areas were merged into Kramatorsk Raion and Pokrovsk Raion, and separatist-controlled areas being merged into Donetsk Raion.[3] [4] The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was
On 9 December 2014, following the events surrounding the War in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's national parliament, moved Yasynuvata Raion's administration buildings and government to вул. Першотравнева 12, (English: 12 May Day Street) in the urban-type settlement of Ocheretyne, which is near about 35 km north-northwest of Donetsk.[1] [2] The raion (as under control by Ukrainian authorities) is located 20 kilometers from the frontline of the War in Donbass.[5]
The city of Yasynuvata was under the control of the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic.[6] In early February 2016, the separatist Pavel Gubarev was appointed as mayor of Yasynuvata Raion in the breakaway region.[7]
National composition of the population in the district according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[8]
| Ethnicity | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 21,009 | 69.3% | |
| Russians | 8,295 | 27.4% | |
| Belarusians | 300 | 1.0% |