| Zaporizhzhia Raion | |
| Native Name: | Запорізький район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Official Name: | Zaporizkyi raion |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Zaporizhzhia Raion |
| Mapsize: | 225px |
| Coordinates: | 47.7398°N 35.0261°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 17 hromadas |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 11 February 1939 |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Zaporizhzhia |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Serhiy Semerenko[1] |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Leader Name1: | Oleksandr Polunin[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4674.61 |
| Population Total: | 840866 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| 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: | 70401–70454 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 61 |
Zaporizhzhia Raion (Ukrainian: Запорізький район|Zaporiz'kyi raion) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeast Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zaporizhzhia.[4] Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Zaporizhzhia Raion was significantly expanded.[5] [6] According to the 2001 census,[4] its population was 54,804. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Zaporizhzhia Raion is located in the northeast portion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, surrounding the oblast's administrative center Zaporizhzhia.[7] Its total area constitutes 1462.02km2.[4] The Dnieper and Konka rivers flow through the raion.[7]
The territory which is now the Zaporizhzhia Raion was first established as the Voznesenskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Вознесенський район) on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
In 1926, it was renamed to the Khortytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Хортицький район). From 1929 to 1930, it was named the Khortytsia German Raion (Ukrainian: Хортицький німецький район). On 11 February 1939, the Zaporizhzhia Raion itself was created.[4]
After World War II, the raion was disestablished, only to be recreated again on 14 January 1965.[8]
Zaporizhzhia Raion is governed by the Zaporizhzhia Raion Council (Ukrainian: Запорізька районна рада, Ukrainian: Zaporiz'ka raionna rada), which consists of 38 locally elected deputies.[9] The raion is represented by the 82nd electoral district in Ukraine's parliament; its current MP is Maryna Nikitina of the Servant of the People party.[10]
See also: Administrative divisions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Zaporizhzhia Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion's urban populated places administer their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction.
Accordingly, Zaporizhzhia Raion is divided into:[11]
Overall, the raion has a total of 71 populated places, consisting of three urban-type settlements, 61 villages, and seven rural settlements.[11]
In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion's total population was 54,804. The percentage of the population which indicated Ukrainian as their native language constituted 50.2 percent, compared to 48.19% for the Russian language.[12]