Sievierodonetsk Raion (; ) or Siverskodonetsk Raion () is 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
Luhansk Oblast
Luhansk Oblast (; ), also referred to as Luhanshchyna (), is the easternmost Administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Luhansk. The oblast was established in 1938 and bore the n ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of
Sievierodonetsk
Sievierodonetsk or Severodonetsk, officially since 2024 Siverskodonetsk, is a city in Luhansk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is located to the northeast of the left bank of the Donets river and approximately to the northwest from the administrati ...
. Population:
On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Sievierodonetsk Raion to Siverskodonetsk Raion.
Subdivisions
The raion is divided up into six
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:
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Hirske urban hromada
Hirske urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Hirske.
It has an area of and a population of 33,125, as of 2020.
The hromada contains 11 settlements: 2 ci ...
;
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Kreminna urban hromada
Kreminna urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Kreminna.
It has an area of and a population of 21,968, as of 2020.
The hromada contains 11 settlements: ...
;
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Lysychansk urban hromada;
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Popasna urban hromada;
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Rubizhne urban hromada
Rubizhne urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Rubizhne.
It has an area of and a population of 59,725, as of 2020.
The hromada contains 14 settlements: ...
;
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Sievierodonetsk urban hromada
Sievierodonetsk urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Sievierodonetsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Sievierodonetsk.
It has an area of and a population of 115,641, as of 2020.
The hromada contains 2 ...
.
Former urban-type settlements
The following are the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
s.
Villages
See also
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List of hromadas of Ukraine#Luhansk Oblast
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List of urban-type settlements in Ukraine
Urban-type settlement () was a type of administrative division for urban-like human settlements in Ukraine from 24 October 1925 through 26 January 2024. Following the reform, this type of settlement was reduced to rural status and all urban-type s ...
References
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Raions of Luhansk Oblast
Ukrainian raions established during the 2020 administrative reform