Mariupol Raion (; ) is a

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(district) of

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. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of

Mariupol Mariupol is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius, Kalmius River. Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was the tenth-largest city in the coun ...

. Population: The area of the raion has been occupied by

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n troops since March 2022 during the

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, which continue to use the old, pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine.

Subdivisions

Raion consists of 5

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s: * Kalchyk rural hromada * Manhush settlement hromada *

Mariupol urban hromada Mariupol urban hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Mariupol Raion, Donetsk Oblast. Its administrative center is the city Mariupol. It has an area of and a population of 441,489, as of 2020. The hromada contains 11 settlements: 1 cit ...

* Nikolske settlement hromada * Sartana settlement hromada

References

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