Pokrovske Raion

Pokrovske Raion (Ukrainian: Покровський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Pokrovske. 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 Pokrovske Raion was merged into Synelnykove Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 33,124 (2020 est.)[3].

Pokrovske Raion
Покровський район
Flag of Pokrovske Raion
Coat of arms of Pokrovske Raion
Coordinates: 47°58′47.6″N 36°13′49″E
Country Ukraine
RegionDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPokrovske
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
  Total1,210 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total33,134
  Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

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

  • Malomykhailivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Malomykhailivka;
  • Pokrovske settlement hromada with the administration in Pokrovske;
  • Velykomykhailivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Velykomykhailivka.

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