Oleshky Raion

Oleshky Raion
Олешківський район
Raion
Flag of Oleshky Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Oleshky Raion
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Region Kherson Oblast
Established 1923
Admin. center Oleshky
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Dmytro Osypov
Area
  Total 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Decrease 72,264
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 75100—75145
Area code +380 5542

Oleshky Raion (Ukrainian: Олешківський район) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of the Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Oleshky.

In May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed Tsiurupynsk Raion to Oleshky Raion conform with the law prohibiting names of the communist origin.[1]

References

  1. Чисельність наявного населення України (in Ukrainian). State Service of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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