Starobesheve Raion (Ukrainian: Старобешівський район) was one of the raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. 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.[1][2] However, since 2014 the raion was not under control of Ukrainian government and has been part of the Donetsk People's Republic which continues using it as an administrative unit.[3] The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Starobesheve. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 49,313 (2020 est.)[4].

Starobeshivskyi Raion Старобешівський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°45′12″N 38°1′54″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Established	1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Starobesheve
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   2 — settlement councils 11 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements 48 — villages   9 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Vasyl′ Pan′ko
Area
• Total	1,282 km2 (495 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	49,313
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	87200—87272
Area code	+380 6253

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[5]

References

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[de] Rajon Starobeschewe

[ru] Старобешевский район