Okhtyrka Raion
Охтирський район | |
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Coordinates: 50°17′36.8082″N 34°44′54.0054″E / 50.293557833°N 34.748334833°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
Admin. center | Okhtyrka |
Subdivisions | 9 hromadas |
Area | |
• Total | 3,195.6 km2 (1,233.8 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 120,107 |
• Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://rda.okhtyrka.net/ |
Okhtyrka Raion (Ukrainian: Охтирський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Okhtyrka. Population: 120,107 (2022 estimate).[1]
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 Okhtyrka Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 25,234 (2020 est.).[4]