Henicheskyi Raion
Генічеський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°13′46.6314″N 34°47′10.2834″E / 46.229619833°N 34.786189833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kherson Oblast |
| Established | 1784 |
| Admin. center | Henichesk |
| Subdivisions | 4 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valeriy Dronov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,120.5 km2 (2,749.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
| • Total | 118,059 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 75500—75583 |
| Area code | +380 5534 |
Henichesk Raion (Ukrainian: Генічеський район) is one of the five administrative raions (districts) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Henichesk. Population: 118,059 (2022 estimate).[2]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kherson Oblast was reduced from 18 to five, and the area of Henichesk Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Ivanivka, Nyzhni Sirohozy, and Novotroitske Raions, were merged into Henichesk Raion.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 58,331 (2020 est.).[5]
In 2008, the raion had a 10% Crimean Tatar minority, with the Tatar population reaching 50% in two villages.[6] This minority is a result of a 1967 Soviet decree that restored Tatar rights lost during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars.[6][7] Because de jure they were not allowed to return to their Crimea homeland, some Tatars settled in nearby places, including Henichesk Raion.[6] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the raion was captured and occupied by Russia.
- ^ https://decentralization.gov.ua/areas/0552/rayons
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c (in Ukrainian) Temporary Crimea, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 August 2014)
- ^ Aurélie Campana (16 June 2008). "Sürgün: The Crimean Tatars' deportation and exile". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Massviolence.org. ISSN 1961-9898. Retrieved 2014-03-25.