Chaplynka Raion () was one of the 18 administrative raions (a
''district'') of
Kherson Oblast
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in southern
Ukraine
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. Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
was located in 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 ...
of
Chaplynka
Chaplynka () is a rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of the Chaplynka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It had a population of In early 2022, it came under Rus ...
. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Chaplynka Raion was merged into
Kakhovka Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four
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:
*
Askania-Nova settlement hromada with the administration in 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 ...
of
Askania-Nova;
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Chaplynka settlement hromada with the administration in Chaplynka;
*
Hryhorivka rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Hryhorivka;
*
Khrestivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Khrestivka.
References
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Former raions of Kherson Oblast
1923 establishments in the Soviet Union
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform