Velyka Bahachka Raion

Velyka Bahachka Raion (Ukrainian: Великобагачанський район) was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Velyka Bahachka. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Myrhorod Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 23,456 (2020 est.)[3]

Velyka Bahachka Raion
Великобагачанський район
Raion
Flag of Velyka Bahachka Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Velyka Bahachka Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°43′10.7214″N 33°43′23.6352″E
Country Ukraine
RegionPoltava Oblast
Established1925
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVelyka Bahachka
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 72 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorViktor Korduban
Area
 • Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total23,456
 • Density23/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
38300—38354
Area code+380-5345
WebsiteOfficial homepage

References
  1. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
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