Sokyriany Raion

Sokyriany Raion (Ukrainian: Сокирянський район) was an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. It was part of the historical region of Bessarabia. The region had an area of 661 square kilometres (255 sq mi) and centers on the city of Sokyriany. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Sokyriany Raion was merged into Dnistrovskyi Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 41,686 (2020 est.)^[3]

Sokyriany Raion Сокирянський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°29′52″N 27°16′6″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Chernivtsi Oblast
Established	1966
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Sokyriany
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 28 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	661 km2 (255 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	41,686
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	602xx
Area code	380 3739
Website	http://rda.cv.ua

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas, Sokyriany urban hromada with the administration in Sokyriany and Vashkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Vashkivtsi.^[4]

See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine