Hlyboka Raion

Hlyboka Raion (Ukrainian: Глибоцький район, Romanian: Raionul Adâncata pronounced [raˈjonul adɨŋˈkata]) is a former administrative district of Chernivtsi Oblast located in the historical regions of Bukovina and Hertsa, in western Ukraine. The administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Hlyboka. There were 37 villages in the raion. The population of the raion according to the 2001 Census was 72,682 inhabitants,[1] its area covers 686 square kilometres (265 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Hlyboka Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 74,131 (2020 est.)[4]

Hlyboka Raion
Глибоцький район
Raion
Flag of Hlyboka Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Hlyboka Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°4′23″N 25°57′33″E
Country Ukraine
Region Chernivtsi Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerHlyboka
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 37 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorN/A
Area
 • Total673 km2 (260 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total74,131
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
604-XX
Area code380-3734X
WebsiteOfficial website

According to the Ukraine Census (2001), the 72,676 residents of the raion reported themselves as following: Ukrainians: 34,025, Romanians: 32,923, Moldovans: 4,425, Russians: 877, and other: 426.

The raion also had 34 public hospitals and clinics.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of eight hromadas:[5]

  • Chahor rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Chahor;
  • Hlyboka settlement hromada with the administration in Hlyboka;
  • Kamianka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Kamianka;
  • Karapchiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Karapchiv;
  • Sucheveny rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sucheveny;
  • Tarashany rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Tarashany;
  • Terebleche rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Terebleche;
  • Voloka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Voloka.

See also

References
  1. "Ukraine Raions".
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Глибоцька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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