Zaporizhzhia Raion
Запорізький район | |
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Zaporizkyi raion | |
Coordinates: 47°44′23.14″N 35°1′34.06″E / 47.7397611°N 35.0261278°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Established | 11 February 1939 |
Admin. center | Zaporizhzhia |
Subdivisions | 17 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Serhiy Semerenko[1] |
• Chairman | Oleksandr Polunin[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,674.61 km2 (1,804.88 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[4] | |
• Total | 840,866 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 70401–70454 |
Area code | +380 61 |
Website | zrda |
Zaporizhzhia Raion (Ukrainian: Запорізький район, romanized: Zaporiz'kyi raion) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southeast Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zaporizhzhia.[5] Population: 840,866 (2022 estimate).[4]
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 Zaporizhzhia Raion was significantly expanded.[6][7] According to the 2001 census,[5] its population was 54,804. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 56,364 (2020 est.).[8]