Bilovodsk Raion (Ukrainian: Біловодський район) was a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Bilovodsk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight, of which only four were controlled by the government.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 22,856 (2020 est.)[3].
Bilovodskyi Raion
Біловодський район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 39°35′32″E | |
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Oblast | Luhansk Oblast |
Established | 1923 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Bilovodsk |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Petro Samoylov |
Area | |
• Total | 1,597 km2 (617 sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 92800—92835 |
Area code | +380 6466 |
Website | http://bv.loga.gov.ua |
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[4]
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