Monastyryshche Raion ( uk, Монастирищенський район 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 co ...

(district) of

Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...

, central

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 centre was located at the town of

Monastyryshche Monastyryshche ( ) is a city in Uman Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Monastyryshche urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Until 18 July 2020, Monastyryshche served as an admin ...

. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Monastyryshche Raion was merged into

Uman Raion Uman Raion ( uk, Уманський район, translit.: ''Umans'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) in the west of Cherkasy Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uman. Population: On 18 July 2020, as p ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada, Monastyryshche urban hromada with the administration in Monastyryshche.

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{{Authority control Former raions of Cherkasy Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform