Sloviansk Raion
Former subdivision of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sloviansk Raion (Ukrainian: Слов'янський район) was a raion of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the city of Sloviansk, which was separately incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. 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.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 45,917 (2020 est.).[3]
Slovianskskyi Raion
Слов'янський район | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′56.5″N 37°43′18″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Donetsk Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Sloviansk |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Petro Belokonov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,274 km2 (492 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  45,917 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 84100-84196 |
| Area code | +380 6262 |
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[4]
| Ethnicity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 34,121 | 87.1% |
| Russians | 4,115 | 10.5% |
| Turks | 197 | 0.5% |
| Belarusians | 178 | 0.5% |
| Romani people | 133 | 0.3% |
On 2 May 2014, armed clashes were reported in and around Sloviansk with reported casualties, including killed and wounded, and downed helicopters.[5]
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