Berdiansk Raion or Berdyansk Raion (Ukrainian: Бердянський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdiansk. The raion has access to the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. The population is 179,118 (2021 est.)[2].
Berdiansk Raion
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Berdianskyi Raion | |
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Coordinates: 44°30′0.15″N 33°36′0.12″E | |
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Region | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Established | 1923 |
Admin. center | Berdiansk |
Subdivisions | 8 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Volodymyr Chepurnyi |
Area | |
• Total | 4,461.56 km2 (1,722.62 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 179,118 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 71128—71170 |
Area code | +380 6153 |
Website | http://www.berda.gov.ua |
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 Berdiansk Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 24,274 (2020 est.)[5]
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Administrative center: Zaporizhzhia | ||
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