Kherson 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
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Oblast (, ; ), also known as Khersonshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in southern Ukraine. It is located just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson, on the northern or right bank ...
,
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 ...
.
History
Kherson Raion was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the
reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of
Kherson
Kherson (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and , , ) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-bui ...
. The city of
Oleshky to the south of Kherson is the second largest city, and the largest in the former Oleshky Raion. Two abolished raions,
Bilozerka and
Oleshky Raions, as well as
Kherson Municipality, were merged into Kherson Raion.
Population:
Subdivisions
At the time of
establishment in 2020, the Kherson administrative district was subdivided into 10
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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Bilozerka settlement hromada with the administration in the
rural settlement of
Bilozerka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;
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Chornobaivka rural hromada with the administration in the
village
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
of
Chornobaivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;
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Darivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of
Darivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;
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Kherson urban hromada, with the administration in the city of
Kherson
Kherson (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and , , ) is a port city in southern Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located by the Black Sea and on the Dnieper, Dnieper River, Kherson is the home to a major ship-bui ...
, transferred from
Kherson Municipality;
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Muzykivka rural hromada
Muzykivka rural hromada () is a Amalgamated hromada, hromada of Ukraine, located in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. Its administrative center is the village Muzykivka.
It has an area of and a population of 3,693 people. The hromada contains five ...
with the administration in the village of
Muzykivka
Muzykivka () is a large village located in Kherson Raion north of the city of Kherson, Kherson Oblast. It hosts the administration of Muzykivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Geography
The village is situated 13 km from th ...
, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;
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Oleshky urban hromada with the administration in the city of
Oleshky, transferred from Oleshky Raion;
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Stanislav rural hromada with the administration in the village of
Stanislav, transferred from Bilozerka Raion;
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Velyki Kopani rural hromada with the administration in the village of
Velyki Kopani, transferred from Oleshky Raion;
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Vynohradove rural hromada with the administration in the village of
Vynohradove, transferred from Oleshky Raion;
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Yuvileine rural hromada with the administration in the settlement of
Yuvileine, transferred from Oleshky Raion.
References
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Raions of Kherson Oblast
Ukrainian raions established during the 2020 administrative reform
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