Bakhmach Raion () was a
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...
(district) of
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...
, within northern
Ukraine
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. Its administrative center was located at the city of
Bakhmach
Bakhmach (, ) is a city located in Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bakhmach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of In 2025 the population is 16,30 ...
. The distance to the Oblast center was by rail and by highway. The raion's area was . The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Bakhmach Raion was merged into
Nizhyn Raion
Nizhyn Raion () is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Nizhyn. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three
hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s:
*
Bakhmach urban hromada
Bakhmach (, ) is a city located in Nizhyn Raion of Chernihiv Oblast (province), in northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bakhmach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of In 2025 the population is 16,300 ...
with the administration in Bakhmach;
*
Baturyn urban hromada
Baturyn urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the city of Baturyn.
It has an area of and a population of 7,136, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada contains 27 settle ...
with the administration in the city of
Baturyn
Baturyn (, ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is located in Nizhyn Raion (district) on the banks of the Seym River. It hosts the administration of Baturyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. P ...
;
*
Dmytrivka settlement hromada
Dmytrivka settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Dmytrivka.
It has an area of and a population of 5,067, as of 2020.
Composition
The hromada includes ...
with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
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of
Dmytrivka.
Climate
The climate is continental. The soils are
chernozem
Chernozem ( ),; also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. Chernozem is very fertile soil and can ...
, humus, meadow and peaty.
Minerals (nonmetallic): ''loam, peat bogs.''
Raion Industries
The main industry types within the Raion were: ''oil, whole milk products, conserved milk products, meat and meat products, bakery products, agriculture – grain and seed with the development of animal stock.''
Transportation
The roads in the raion were
E101,
М02 and
E381.
History
The origins of the Bachmach Raion date back to a time when the powerful Chernihiv principality was formed, the borders of which were stretched away beyond Klyazma.
Politics
On May 25, 2014 when presidential elections took place in Ukraine 46 polling stations were created within the Bakhmach Raion with election turnout at 63.09% (23,428 votes from 37,137 voters). The largest number of votes received: Poroshenko – 38.54% (9030 voters); Oleg Lyashko – 25.16% (5894 voters), Yulia Tymoshenko – 21.97% (5147 voters), Anatoliy Gritsenko – 5,74% (1345 voters). The rest of the candidates gained fewer votes. Number of invalid ballots spoiled or – 1.05%.
Famous people from Bakhmach Raion
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Petro Prokopovych
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was the founder of world's commercial
beekeeping
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who practiced, researched and taught in the local villages of Mytchenky and Palchyky.
Settlements
''*This is not a complete list of settlements, and needs revision especially during '
Decentralization
Decentralization or decentralisation is the process by which the activities of an organization, particularly those related to planning and decision-making, are distributed or delegated away from a central, authoritative location or group and gi ...
'(Dec 2016).''
References
External links
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Former raions of Chernihiv Oblast
1923 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform