Novyi Buh Raion

Novyi Buh Raion (Ukrainian: Новобузький район) was a subdivision of Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Novyi Buh. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four. The area of Novyi Buh Raion was merged into Bashtanka Raion.^[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 29,851 (2020 est.)^[1]

Novobuzskyi Raion Новобузький район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°39′25″N 32°28′55″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
Established	1922
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Novyi Buh
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 12 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 55 — villages   2 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Viktor Serbin
Area
• Total	1,243 km2 (480 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	29,851[1]
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	55600—55654
Area code	+380 5151

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas,^[4]

• Novyi Buh urban hromada with the administration in Novyi Buh;
• Sofiivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sofiivka;
• Vilne Zaporizhzhia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vilne Zaporizhzhia.