Perevalsk Raion

Perevalsk Raion (Ukrainian: Перевальський район) was a raion (district) in the eastern Ukrainian province of Luhansk, Donbas. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Perevalsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 63,064 (2020 est.).[1]

Perevalskyi Raion
Перевальський район
Raion
Flag of Perevalskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Perevalskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°23′29″N 38°40′27″E
Country Ukraine
RegionLuhansk Oblast
Established1965
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPerevalsk
Subdivisions
List
  •   3 — city councils
  •   9 — settlement councils
  • 4 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      3 — cities
  •   9 — urban-type settlements
  • 16 — villages
  •   10 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorIgor Butenko
Area
 • Total806.8 km2 (311.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 63,054
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
94300—94344
Area code+380 6441
Websitehttp://prv.loga.gov.ua

The raion was officially abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight.[2][3] However, as the raion had not been under the control of the Ukrainian government since 2014, when it was taken by separatist forces, becoming part of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR / LNR),[4] the change had only a symbolic effect.

Since the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the territory as their LPR / LNR region. In the LPR / LNR, the region still has the status of an administrative centre.[5]

History

Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[4] On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the urban-type settlement of Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]

Ethnicity
  • Ukrainians: 56.7%
  • Russians: 40.6%
  • Belarusians: 1.1%

References
  1. 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.
  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. "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. "Министерство экономического развития Луганской Народной Республики" (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic.
  6. "Всеукраїнський перепис населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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