Kostiantynivka Raion

Kostiantynivka Raion (Ukrainian: Костянтинівський район; Russian: Константиновский район) was one of the administrative raions (a district) of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It covered approximately 4.4 percent of the oblast's total area.^[4]

Kostiantynivka Raion Костянтинівський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°31′36″N 37°42′15″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	7 March 1923[1]
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Kostiantynivka
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 20 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 49 — villages   11 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Serhiy Ivakhnin[2]
Area
• Total	1,172 km2 (453 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	86 m (282 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,166
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	85100-85185
Area code	+380-6272
Website	www.donoda.gov.ua

The raion was created on 7 March 1923 as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.^[1] Its administrative center was the city of Kostiantynivka, although the city itself was not administratively part of the Kostiantynivka Raion and was incorporated as a city of oblast significance. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government.^[5][6] The last estimate of the raion population was 17,166 (2020 est.).^[7] The 2001 Ukrainian Census gave the population of 21,132.^[1]

Administrative divisions

Rock formations close to the village of Bilokuzmynivka.

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

Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Kostiantynivka Raion was divided into:^[1]

• 20 village councils

Overall, the raion had a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of 49 villages, and 11 rural settlements.^[1]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[8]

Ethnicity

• Ukrainians: 77.3%
• Russians: 19.9%
• Belarusians: 0.9%

References

1. "Kostiantynivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
2. "Leaders of the Raion State Administration". Kostiantynivka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
3. "Kostiantynivka (Donetsk Oblast, Kostiantynivka Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
4. "Kostiantynivka Raion". Informational Portal of Donechchyna (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
5. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
6. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
7. 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.
8. Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області. Розподіл постійного населення за найбільш численними національностями та рідною мовою по міськрадах та районах (in Ukrainian), archived from the original on 7 February 2012

External links

• Media related to Kostiantynivka Raion at Wikimedia Commons
• "News". Kostiantynivka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.