Poltava Raion (Ukrainian: Полтавський район) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population: 589,922 (2021 est.)[1]
Poltava Raion
Полтавський район | |
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Raion | |
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| Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Poltava Oblast |
| Established | March 7, 1923 |
| Admin. center | Poltava |
| Subdivisions | 24 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Lidia Lepeyko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,259 km2 (486 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 589,922 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 38701—38786 |
| Area code | +380-5322 |
| Website | Official homepage |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Poltava Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 68,174 (2020 est.)[4]
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Administrative center: Poltava | ||
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