Chuhuiv Raion

Chuhuiv Raion (Ukrainian: Чугуївський район) is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Chuhuiv. Population: 194,177 (2022 estimate).

Chuhuiv Raion
Чугуївський район
Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°46′59.5308″N 36°45′24.858″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Admin. centerChuhuiv
Subdivisions9 hromadas
Area
  Total4,804 km2 (1,855 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total194,177
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitechuguevrda.gov.ua

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Chuhuiv Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Pechenihy, Vovchansk, and Zmiiv Raions, as well as the city of Chuhuiv, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Chuhuiv Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 45,362 (2020 est.).

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