Trostianets Raion, Sumy Oblast

Trostianets Raion (Ukrainian: Тростянецький район) was a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the town of Trostianets.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Sumy Oblast to five.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 33,413 (2020 est.).[4]

Trostianets Raion
Тростянецький район
Flag of Trostianets Raion
Coat of arms of Trostianets Raion
Raion location in Sumy Oblast
Raion location in Sumy Oblast
Coordinates: 50°32′21.93″N 34°59′9.9306″E
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerTrostianets
Area
  Total1,065 km2 (411 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total33,413
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://trostyanets-vlada.gov.ua/

In March 1930 the Raion was the centre of a quickly defeated pro-Ukrainian anti-Soviet Union revolt.[5]

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