Melitopol Raion (Ukrainian: Мелітопольський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine under occupation by Russia. The administrative center of the region is Melitopol. Population: 280,816 (2021 est.)[2].
Melitopolskyi Raion
Мелітопольський район | |
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| Coordinates: 46°56′35.1″N 35°16′34.96″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
| Established | 1930 |
| Admin. center | Melitopol |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Valeriy Gorban |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,081.04 km2 (2,734.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 280,816 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 72330—72384 |
| Area code | +380 619 |
| Website | http://www.mrda.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 Melitopol Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The population was 48,191 (2020 est.)[5].
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