Solone Raion

Solone Raion (Ukrainian: Солонянський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Solone. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Solone Raion was merged into Dnipro Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 37,429 (2020 est.).

Solone Raion
Солонянський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°12′10″N 34°52′35″E
Country Ukraine
RegionDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerSolone
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,738 km2 (671 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total37,429
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:

  • Novopokrovka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Novopokrovka;
  • Solone settlement hromada with the administration in Solone;
  • Sviatovasylivka settlement hromada with the administration in the settlement of Sviatovasylivka.
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