Kehychivka Raion

Kehychivka Raion (Ukrainian: Кегичівський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Kehychivka. 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 Kehychivka Raion was merged into Krasnohrad Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 20,353 (2020 est.)[3]

Kehychivka Raion
Кегичівський район
Flag of Kehychivka Raion
Coat of arms of Kehychivka Raion
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°18′30.7254″N 35°47′42.576″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
CapitalKehychivka
Area
  Total782 km2 (302 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,353
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Kehychivka settlement hromada with the administration in Kehychivka.

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