Zaporizhia Raion

Zaporizhia Raion Запорізький район
Raion
Flag of Zaporizhia Raion Flag Coat of arms of Zaporizhia Raion Coat of arms
Zaporizhia Raion (green) within Zaporizhia Oblast. Zaporizhia Raion (green) within Zaporizhia Oblast.
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zaporizhia Oblast
Established	11 February 1939
Admin. center	Zaporizhia
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   3 — settlement councils 16 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   3 — urban-type settlements 61 — villages   7 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Serhiy Semerenko
• Chairman	Oleksandr Polunin
Area
• Total	1,462.02 km2 (564.49 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	57,893
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	70401–70454
Area code	+380 61
Website	zrda.gov.ua

Zaporizhia Raion (Ukrainian: Запорізький район, Zaporiz'kyi raion) is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is located in the city of Zaporozhia, which is administratively separate from the raion itself due to its status of a city of regional significance. Population: 57,893 (2013 est.) According to the 2001 census, its population was 54,804.

Geography

The Zaporizhia Raion is located in the northeast portion of the Zaporizhia Oblast, surrounding the oblast's administrative center Zaporizhia. Its total area constitutes 1,462.02 km² (564.49 sq mi). The Dnipro and Konka Rivers flow through the raion.

History

The territory which is now the Zaporizhia Raion was first established as the Vosnesenskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Вознесенський район) on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

In 1926, it was renamed to the Khortytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Хортицький район). From 1929 to 1930, it was named the Khortytsia German Raion (Ukrainian: Хортицький німецький район). On 11 February 1939, the Zaporizhia Raion itself was created.

After World War II, the raion was disestablished, only to be recreated again on 14 January 1965.

Government

The Zaporizhia Raion is governed by the Zaporizhia Raion Council (Ukrainian: Запорізька районна рада, Zaporiz'ka raionna rada), which consists of 38 locally elected deputies. The raion is represented by the No.82 single-mandate constituency for parliamentary elections in Ukraine.

Administrative divisions

See also: Administrative divisions of Zaporizhia Oblast

The Zaporizhia Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban populated places administer their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Zaporizhia Raion is divided into:

• 3 settlement councils—made up of the urban-type settlements of Balabyne, Kushuhum, and Malokaterynivka
• 16 rural councils

Overall, the raion has a total of 71 populated places, consisting of three urban-type settlements, 61 villages, and seven rural settlements.

Demographics

In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion's total population was 54,804. The percentage of the population which indicated Ukrainian as their native language constituted 50.2 percent, compared to 48.19% for the Russian language.