Nikolske Raion (Ukrainian: Нікольський район), until May 2016 Volodarske Raion (Ukrainian: Володарський район), was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Nikolske. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government. The area of the former Nikolske Raion was merged into Mariupol Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 27,337 (2020 est.)[3].

Nikolske Raion Нікольський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	1925
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Nikolske
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils 10 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 31 — villages   11 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Vasyl′ Balabanov
Area
• Total	1,221 km2 (471 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,337
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	87000-87062
Area code	+380 6246

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[4] The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.

Population

Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[5]

References

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