Orzhytsia Raion

Orzhytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Оржицький район) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Orzhytsia. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Lubny Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 22,741 (2020 est.)[3]

Orzhytsia Raion
Оржицький район
Raion
Flag of Orzhytsia Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Orzhytsia Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°52′54.5556″N 32°39′6.8436″E
Country Ukraine
RegionPoltava Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerOrzhytsia
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 50 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorGrygoriy Rybachov
Area
 • Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total22,741
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
37700—37752
Area code+380-5357
WebsiteOfficial homepage

References
  1. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. 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.
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