Melitopol Raion
Melitopol Raion (Ukrainian: Мелітопольський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Melitopol. Population: 276,638 (2022 estimate).
Melitopolskyi Raion
Мелітопольський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°56′35.1″N 35°16′34.96″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Established | 1930 |
| Admin. center | Melitopol |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valeriy Gorban |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,081.04 km2 (2,734.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 276,638 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 72330—72384 |
| Area code | +380 619 |
| Website | http://www.mrda.gov.ua/ |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Melitopol Raion was significantly expanded. The population was 48,191 (2020 est.).
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, much of the raion has been occupied by Russia.
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