Prymorsk Raion (Ukrainian: Приморський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the town of Prymorsk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Prymorsk Raion was merged into Berdiansk Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 28,866 (2020 est.)[3].
Prymorskyi Raion
Приморський район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 46°50′5.52″N 36°19′15.58″E | |
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Region | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Established | 1923 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Prymorsk |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Oleksandr Onyshko |
Area | |
• Total | 1,400 km2 (500 sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 72100—72151 |
Area code | +380 6137 |
Website | http://primorskadmin.org.ua |
In October 1930 peasants in the raion rioted for three weeks against forced collectivization by the Soviet authorities.[4][nb 1]
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