Sumy Raion
Sumy Raion (Ukrainian: Сумський район) is a raion (district) in Sumy Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Sumy, which was formerly administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance until 2020. Population: 434,316 (2022 estimate).
Sumy Raion
Сумський район | |
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Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°1′32.8944″N 34°51′39.7152″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Admin. center | Sumy |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,499.4 km2 (2,509.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 434,316 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://sumy-region.gov.ua/ |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Sumy Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 61,836 (2020 est.).
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