Petrykivka Raion

Petrykivka Raion (Ukrainian: Петриківський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Petrykivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Petrykivka Raion was merged into Dnipro Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 24,479 (2020 est.)[3].

Petrykivka Raion
Петриківський район
Flag of Petrykivka Raion
Coat of arms of Petrykivka Raion
Coordinates: 48°43′N 34°38′E
Country Ukraine
RegionDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPetrykivka
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
  Total928 km2 (358 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total24,479
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

The raion contains Dnyprovsko-Orylsky Nature Reserve.

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

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