Shevchenkove Raion

Shevchenkove Raion (Ukrainian: Шевченківський район) was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Shevchenkove. 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 Shevchenkove Raion was merged into Kupiansk Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 19,694 (2020 est.)[3]

Shevchenkove Raion
Шевченківський район
Flag of Shevchenkove Raion
Coat of arms of Shevchenkove Raion
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°40′54.5262″N 37°14′59.5134″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerShevchenkove
Area
  Total977 km2 (377 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total19,694
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://shevchenkovo.com.ua/

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

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