Henichesk Raion

Henichesk Raion (Ukrainian: Генічеський район) is one of the five administrative raions (districts) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Henichesk. Population: 118,059 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Henicheskyi Raion Генічеський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 46°13′46.6314″N 34°47′10.2834″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Established	1784
Admin. center	Henichesk
Subdivisions	4 hromadas
Government
• Governor	Valeriy Dronov
Area [1]
• Total	7,120.5 km2 (2,749.2 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	118,059
• Density	17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	75500—75583
Area code	+380 5534

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kherson Oblast was reduced from 18 to five, and the area of Henichesk Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Ivanivka, Nyzhni Sirohozy, and Novotroitske Raions, were merged into Henichesk Raion.^[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 58,331 (2020 est.).^[5]

In 2008, the raion had a 10% Crimean Tatar minority, with the Tatar population reaching 50% in two villages.^[6] This minority is a result of a 1967 Soviet decree that restored Tatar rights lost during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars.^[6][7] Because de jure they were not allowed to return to their Crimea homeland, some Tatars settled in nearby places, including Henichesk Raion.^[6] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the raion was captured and occupied by Russia, although Ukraine has launched several counter offensives to take back the entirety of Kherson Oblast.

Subdivisions

Current

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 4 hromadas:^[4]

• Henichesk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Henichesk, retained from Henichesk Raion;
• Ivanivka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Ivanivka, transferred from Ivanivka Raion.^[8]
• Novotroitske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Novotroitske;^[9]
• Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Nyzhni Sirohozy;^[10]

Before 2020

Henichesk Raion in Kherson Oblast before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of one hromada.^[11] Henichesk urban hromada with the administration in Henichesk.

Settlements

Settlements in the raion include:^{[citation needed]}

• Zelenyi Hai

References

1. https://decentralization.gov.ua/areas/0552/rayons
2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. 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.
6. (in Ukrainian) Temporary Crimea, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 August 2014)
7. Aurélie Campana (16 June 2008). "Sürgün: The Crimean Tatars' deportation and exile". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Massviolence.org. ISSN 1961-9898. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
8. "Іванівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
9. "Новотроїцька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
10. "Нижньосірогозька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
11. "Генічеська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.

External links

Media related to Henichesk Raion at Wikimedia Commons