Smila Raion ( uk, Смілянський Район) was raion in
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 ...
. Its administrative centre was located at the town of
Smila which was incorporated separately as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. 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 Smila Raion was merged into
Cherkasy Raion
Cherkasy Raion ( uk, Черкаський район, translit.: ''Cherkas'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The popul ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was:
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four
hromadas:
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Balakleia rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Balakleia;
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Berezniaky rural hromada
Berezniaky ( uk, Березняки) is a historical neighbourhood, on the left bank of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine
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with the administration in the selo of
Berezniaky;
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Rotmistrivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Rotmistrivka;
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Ternivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Ternivka.
People
From Smila Raion
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Todos' Os'machka - a Ukrainian poet
Associated
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Élie Metchnikoff
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References
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Former raions of Cherkasy Oblast
1923 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform