Vilshanka Raion

Vilshanka Raion was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was the urban-type settlement of Vilshanka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Vilshanka Raion was merged into Holovanivsk Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 12,003 (2020 est.).^[3]

Vilshanka Raion Вільшанський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°17′6″N 30°51′40″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Kirovohrad Oblast
Established	1919[citation needed]
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Vilshanka
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils 14 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 24 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Genadiy Ivanov
Area
• Total	645 km2 (249 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12,003
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	26600—26633
Area code	+380 5250

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,^[4] Vilshanka settlement hromada with the administration in Vilshanka.