Borova Raion
Borova Raion (Ukrainian: Борівський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Borova, Kharkiv Oblast. 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 Borova Raion was merged into Izium Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 15,972 (2020 est.)[3]
Borova Raion
Борівський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′10.9542″N 37°41′5.19″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Borova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 875.3 km2 (338.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 15,972 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Subdivisions
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Borova settlement hromada with the administration in Borova.
Geography
The main rivers of the raion were the Oskil River and 8 more rivers. Borova Raion bordered with Kupiansk Raion in the north, with Svatove and Kreminna Raions of Luhansk Oblast in the east, Lyman Raion, Donetsk Oblast in the south, and Izium Raion in the west.
Localities
References
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- "Борівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.