Dnistrovskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Дністровський район) is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Kelmentsi. Three abolished raions, Kelmentsi, Khotyn, and Sokyriany Raions, part of abolished Novoselytsia Raion, as well as the city of Novodnistrovsk, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance, were merged into Dnistrovskyi Raion.[2][3] The name of the raion is derived from the Dniester. Population: 154,440 (2021 est.)[1]

Dnistrovskyi Raion Дністровський район
Raion
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Region	Chernivtsi Oblast
Established	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Kelmentsi
Subdivisions	10 hromadas
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	154,440
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	N/A
Website	https://dnistrovska-rda.gov.ua/

Subdivisions

At the time of establishment, the raion consisted of 10 hromadas:[3]

• Kelmentsi settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Kelmentsi, transferred from Kelmentsi Raion;[4]
• Khotyn urban hromada with the administration in the city of Khotyn, transferred from Khotyn Raion;[5]
• Klishkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Klishkivtsi, transferred from Khotyn Raion;[5]
• Livyntsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Livyntsi, transferred from Kelmentsi Raion;[4]
• Mamalyha rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Mamalyha, transferred from Novoselytsia Raion;[6]
• Nedoboivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Nedoboivtsi, transferred from Khotyn Raion;[5]
• Novodnistrovsk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Novodnistrovsk, previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance;[7]
• Rukshyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Rukshyn, transferred from Khotyn Raion.[5]
• Sokyriany urban hromada with the administration in the city of Sokyriany, transferred from Sokyriany Raion;[8]
• Vashkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vashkivtsi, transferred from Sokyriany Raion.[8]

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