Svatove Raion
Сватівський район | |
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Coordinates: 49°27′40″N 38°12′17″E / 49.46111°N 38.20472°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Established | 1923 |
Admin. center | Svatove |
Subdivisions | 7 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Volodymyr Mormul` |
Area | |
• Total | 1,740 km2 (670 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 76,693 |
• Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 92600—92655 |
Area code | +380 6471 |
Website | http://svt.loga.gov.ua |
Svatove Raion (Ukrainian: Сватівський район, romanized: Svativskyi raion) is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. the administrative center of the raion is the city of Svatove. Population: 76,693 (2022 estimate).[1]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast was reduced to eight. Only four of which were controlled by the government. The area of Svatove Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 33,302 (2020 est.).[4]