Veselynove Raion ( uk, Веселинівський район) was a subdivision of Mykolaiv Oblast of

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Veselynove. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four. The area of Veselynove Raion was merged into

Voznesensk Raion Voznesensk Raion ( uk, Вознесенський район) is located in Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Voznesensk. Population: History In 1923, uyezds in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were abolishe ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was In 2001, population was 27,046.

History

The area was settled in the end of the 18th century. After 1834, the current area of the district belonged to Ananyevsky Uyezd of

Kherson Governorate The Kherson Governorate (1802–1922; russian: Херсонская губерния, translit.: ''Khersonskaya guberniya''; uk, Херсонська губернія, translit=Khersonska huberniia), was an administrative territorial unit (als ...

. On 16 April 1920,

Odessa Governorate Odesa Governorate (), was a territorial division of the Ukrainian SSR (Ukraine) that was created in January 1920 by a decision of the All-Ukrainian Revolutionary Committee (Soviet regime). The new governorate was initially created from the weste ...

split off, and Ananyevsky Uyezd was moved to Odessa Governorate. In 1920, the area was moved to Voznesensky Uyezd. In 1923, uyezds in

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and on 27 February 1932,

Odessa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern ...

was established, and the area was included into Odessa Oblast. Veselynove Raion with the administrative center in the selo of Veselynove was established in 1939 and belonged to

. In 1944, Veselynove Raion was transferred to Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1960, Veselynove was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, the raion was abolished. In 1965, it was re-established. At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

, Veselynove settlement hromada with the administration in Veselynove.

Localities

* Hradivka

References

{{Authority control Former raions of Mykolaiv Oblast States and territories established in 1939 States and territories disestablished in 1963 States and territories established in 1965 1939 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform