Sosnytsia Raion

Sosnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Сосницький район) was a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Sosnytsia. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Sosnytsia Raion was merged into Koriukivka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 17,377 (2020 est.)[3]

Sosnytsia Raion
Сосницький район
Flag of Sosnytsia Raion
Coat of arms of Sosnytsia Raion
Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast
Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast
Coordinates: 51°37′8″N 32°35′33″E
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerSosnytsia
Area
  Total916 km2 (354 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total17,377
  Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://sosadm.cg.gov.ua/

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

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