Velyka Bilozerka Raion

Former subdivision of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine

Raion in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine

Velykobilozerskyi Raion Великобілозерський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°16′27″N 34°42′36″E / 47.27417°N 34.71000°E / 47.27417; 34.71000
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Established	1993
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Velyka Bilozerka
Subdivisions	List 0 — city councils 0 — settlement councils 5 — rural councils Number of localities: 0 — cities 0 — urban-type settlements 5 — villages — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Volodymyr Shentyabin
Area
• Total	470 km² (180 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	7,644
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	71400—71411
Area code	+380 6156

Velyka Bilozerka Raion (Ukrainian: Великобілозерський район) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region was the selo of Velyka Bilozerka. In the 21st century, this is the only raion in Ukraine which had a rural locality as an administrative center. 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 Velyka Bilozerka Raion was merged into Vasylivka Raion.^[1]^[2] The last estimate of the raion population was 7,644 (2020 est.)^[3].

References

^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.