Sakhnovshchyna Raion

Sakhnovschyna Raion (Ukrainian: Сахновщинський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Sakhnovshchyna. 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 Sakhnovschyna Raion was merged into Krasnohrad Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 20,181 (2020 est.)[3]

Sakhnovshchyna Raion
Сахновщинський район
Flag of Sakhnovshchyna Raion
Coat of arms of Sakhnovshchyna Raion
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°5′58.3218″N 35°53′1.1508″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerSakhnovshchyna
Area
  Total1,169.9 km2 (451.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total20,181
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.sahnovrda.ho.ua/

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

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