Dnipro Raion
Dnipro Raion (Ukrainian: Дніпровський район), formerly Dnipropetrovsk Raion (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровський район) until 2016, is a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Dnipro. The population is 1,145,065 (2022 estimate).
Dnipro Raion
Дніпровський район | |
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| Dniprovskyi raion | |
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| Coordinates: 48°34′24.9″N 35°7′21.3″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast |
| Admin. center | Dnipro |
| Subdivisions | 17 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,605.7 km2 (2,164.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 1,145,065 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Dnipro Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Petrykivka, Solone, and Tsarychanka Raions, as well as Dnipro Municipality, were merged into Dnipro Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 83,879 (2020 est.).
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