Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion (Ukrainian: Верхньорогачицький) 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 Verkhnii Rohachyk. 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 Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 11,217 (2020 est.)[3]
Verkhnii Rohachyk Raion
Верхньорогачицький район | |
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Raion | |
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Coordinates: 47°16′39.6654″N 34°15′14.0508″E | |
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Region | Kherson Oblast |
Established | 1944 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Verkhniy Rohachyk |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Sergiy Gordienko |
Area | |
• Total | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 74400—74441 |
Area code | +380 5545 |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,[4] Verkhnii Rohachyk settlement hromada with the administration in Verkhnii Rohachyk.