Vilniansk Raion

Vilniansk Raion (Ukrainian: Вільнянський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Vilniansk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five.The area of Vilniansk Raion was merged into Zaporizhzhia Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 45,621 (2020 est.)[3].

Vilnianskyi Raion
Вільнянський район
Raion
Flag of Vilnianskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Vilnianskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°0′44″N 35°22′56.16″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZaporizhzhia Oblast
Established1924
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVilniansk
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 19 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 105 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorVolodymyr Chernilyuh
Area
 • Total1,280 km2 (490 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 45,621
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
70000—70054
Area code+380 6143

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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