Perevalsk Raion
Perevalskyi Raion
Перевальський район | |
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Coordinates: 48°23′29″N 38°40′27″E / 48.39139°N 38.67417°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Region | Luhansk Oblast |
Established | 1939 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Perevalsk |
Subdivisions | List
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Area | |
• Total | 806.8 km2 (311.5 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 63,054 |
Postal index | 94300—94344 |
Area code | +380 6441 |
Website | http://prv.loga.gov.ua |
Perevalsk Raion (Ukrainian: Перевальський район) was a raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, between 1939 and 2020. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Perevalsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 63,064 (2020 est.).[1]
The raion was known by various other names during the 20th century, including Alchevsk Raion, Voroshylovsk Raion, and Komunarsk Raion.[2]
Geography
Perevalsk Raion was located in the southwestern part of Luhansk Oblast. It bordered
History
Perevalsk Raion was formed originally in 1939,
In January 1965, much of this reform was undone, and Komunarsk Raion was reformed, with its center defined as being in Perevalsk again.[4] On 8 December 1966, Komunarsk Raion was renamed to Perevalsk Raion.[5] On the same day, part of Perevalsk Raion was split off and assigned to Slovianoserbsk Raion.[6]
Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the
Perevalsk Raion was officially abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight.[9][10]
Since the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the territory as part of Russia. In the Russian federal subject known as the Luhansk People's Republic, the region still has the status of an administrative centre.[11]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the self-reported ethnic distribution of the raion was:[12]
- Ukrainians: 56.7%
- Russians: 40.6%
- Belarusians: 1.1%
Notable people
- Vasyl Holoborodko (born 1945), Ukrainian poet
References
- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж Перевальського і Попаснянського районів Луганської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "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. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Министерство экономического развития Луганской Народной Республики" (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic.
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.