Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion

Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion (Ukrainian: Верхньорогачицький) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Verkhnii Rohachyk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 11,217 (2020 est.)[3]

Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion
Верхньорогачицький район
Flag of Verhnyorogachytskyi Raion
Coat of arms of Verhnyorogachytskyi Raion
Coordinates: 47°16′39.6654″N 34°15′14.0508″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKherson Oblast
Established1944
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVerkhniy Rohachyk
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 6 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 20 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
  GovernorSergiy Gordienko
Area
  Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  TotalDecrease 11,217
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
74400—74441
Area code+380 5545

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

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