Nova Vodolaha Raion

Nova Vodolaha Raion (Ukrainian: Нововодолазький район) was a raion (district) in the Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Nova Vodolaha. 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 Nova Vodolaha Raion was split between Kharkiv and Krasnohrad Raions.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 31,472 (2020 est.)[3]

Nova Vodolaha Raion
Нововодолазький район
Flag of Nova Vodolaha Raion
Coat of arms of Nova Vodolaha Raion
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°38′43.9188″N 35°50′25.2096″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerNova Vodolaha
Area
  Total1,182.74 km2 (456.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total31,472
  Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://vodolagarda.at.ua/

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

  • Nova Vodolaha settlement hromada with the administration in Nova Vodolaha, transferred to Kharkiv Raion;
  • Starovirivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Starovirivka, transferred to Krasnohrad Raion.

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