Velyka Lepetykha Raion (Ukrainian: Великолепетиський район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Velyka Lepetykha. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Velyka Lepetykha Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 15,961 (2020 est.)[3]

Velykolepetyskyi Raion Великолепетиський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°5′58.9056″N 34°5′12.5052″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Kherson Oblast
Established	1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Velyka Lepetykha
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils 6 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 12 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Oleksia Skopych
Area
• Total	1,140 km2 (440 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	15,961
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	74500—74532
Area code	+380 5543
Website	http://lepetykha-rda.gov.ua

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4]

• Rubanivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Rubanivka;
• Velyka Lepetykha settlement hromada with the administration in Velyka Lepetykha.

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[ru] Великолепетихский район