Vitovka Raion

Vitovka Raion (Ukrainian: Вітовській район) is locatit in Mykolaiv Oblast o Ukraine. Its admeenistrative centre is the ceety o Mykolaiv, which is incorporatit separately as a ceety o oblast significance an daes no belang tae the raion. Population: 50,755 (2015 est.)^[1]

Vitovka Raion Вітовській район
Raion
Banner Coat airms
Coordinates: 46°57′50″N 32°13′24″E
Kintra	Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
Established	1939
Disestablished	2020
Admeen. centre	Mykolaiv
Subdiveesions	Leet   0 — ceety cooncils   2 — settlement cooncils 19 — rural cooncils Number of localities:   0 — ceeties   2 — urban-teep settlements 30 — veelages   12 — rural settlements
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Oleksandr Stohrskiy
Area
• Total	1460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	50,755[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	57200—57287
Aurie code	+380 512

History

In 1939, Mykolaiv Landwart Raion (whiles referred tae as Mykolaiv Raion) in Mykolaiv Oblast wis established wi the centre in the ceety o Mykolaiv.^[2] On 12 September 1944, Mykolaiv Raion wis renamit Zhovtneve Raion, an the admeenistrative centre o the raion wis transferred frae Mykolaiv tae the toun o Zhovtneve.^[3] On 27 Dizember 1973, Zhovtneve wis mergit intae the ceety o Mykolaiv, an tharefore Mykolaiv became the admeenistrative centre o the raion.^[2] Mykolaiv Raion, which existit atween 1923 an 1930, an syne 1963, tho haes its admeenistrative centre in the ceety o Mykolaiv as well, wis an is locatit in a different aurie. On 19 Mey 2016, Zhovtneve Raion wis renamit Vitovka Raion conform tae the law prohibitin names o Communist oreegin.^[4]