Zhashkiv Raion

Zhashkiv Raion (Ukrainian: Жашківський район) was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Zhashkiv. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Zhashkiv Raion was merged into Uman Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 35,145 (2020 est.)^[3]

Zhashkiv Raion Жашківський район
Raion
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Raion location in Cherkasy Oblast
Coordinates: 49°10′36.6″N 30°9′20.2″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Zhashkiv
Population  (2020)
• Total	35,145
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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

• Bashtechky rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Bashtechky;
• Sokolivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Sokolivka;
• Zhashkiv urban hromada with the administration in Zhashkiv.