Balakliia Raion

Balakliia Raion (Ukrainian: Балаклійський район) was the largest raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. The area of the raion was 1,986.4 km², corresponding to 6.3% of the total territory of Kharkiv Oblast. Its administrative center was the town of Balakliia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Balakliia Raion was merged into Izium Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 78,337 (2020 est.)[3]

Balakliia Raion
Балаклійський район
Flag of Balakliia Raion
Coat of arms of Balakliia Raion
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°24′27.1476″N 36°51′17.715″E
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerBalakliia
Area
  Total1,986.44 km2 (766.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total78,337
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://balakliya-rda.gov.ua/

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:[4]

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