Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Корсунь-Шевченківський район) was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi. The raion covered an area of 896 square kilometres. 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 Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion was split between Cherkasy Raion and Zvenyhorodka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 40,625 (2020 est.)[3]
Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion
Корсунь-Шевченківський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°24′56″N 31°13′49″E / 49.41556°N 31.23028°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 896 km2 (346 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 40,625 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | 380 |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[4]
- Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi urban hromada with the administration in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, transferred to Cherkasy Raion;
- Nabutiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Nabutiv, transferred to Cherkasy Raion;
- Selishche rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Selishche, transferred to Zvenyhorodka Raion;
- Stebliv settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Stebliv, transferred to Zvenyhorodka Raion.
References edit
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Корсунь-Шевченківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.