Kherson Raion ( uk, Херсонський район, russian: Херсонский район) is a

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

(district) of

Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́нщина, ), is an oblast (province) in southern Ukraine, currently claimed and partly occupied ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of

Kherson Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers appr ...

. Two abolished raions,

Bilozerka Bilozerka ( uk, Білозе́рка, ) is an urban-type settlement in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bilozerka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of Ad ...

and

Oleshky Raion Oleshky Raion ( uk, Олешківський район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Oleshky. The raion was abolished on 18 ...

s, as well as Kherson Municipality, were merged into Kherson Raion. Population:

Subdivisions

At the time of establishment in 2020, the Kherson administrative district was subdivided into 10

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s: * Bilozerka settlement hromada with the administration in the

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

, transferred from Bilozerka Raion; *

Chornobaivka rural hromada The Chornobaivka rural hromada is an amalgamated hromada in Ukraine, in Kherson Raion of Kherson Oblast. Its administrative center is Chornobaivka. Population: Settlements The hromada contains 9 settlements: Barvinok, Blahodatne, Zelenyi ...

with the administration in the

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

of Chornobaivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion; * Darivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Darivka, transferred from Bilozerka Raion; *

Kherson urban hromada Kherson (, ) is a port city of Ukraine that serves as the administrative centre of Kherson Oblast. Located on the Black Sea and on the Dnieper River, Kherson is the home of a major ship-building industry and is a regional economic centre. In 2 ...

, with the administration in the city of

, transferred from Kherson Municipality; *

Muzykivka rural hromada Muzykivka () is a large village located in Kherson Raion north of the city of Kherson, Kherson Oblast. It hosts the administration of Muzykivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Geography The village is situated 13 km from the cen ...

with the administration in the village of

Muzykivka Muzykivka () is a large village located in Kherson Raion north of the city of Kherson, Kherson Oblast. It hosts the administration of Muzykivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Geography The village is situated 13 km from the cen ...

, transferred from Bilozerka Raion; *

Oleshky urban hromada Oleshky ( uk, Оле́шки, Oleshky, ; russian: Алёшки) is a town in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, located on the left bank of the Dnieper River with the town of Solontsi, Kherson Raion, Solontsi to the south. It is the ...

with the administration in the city of

Oleshky Oleshky ( uk, Оле́шки, Oleshky, ; russian: Алёшки) is a town in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine, located on the left bank of the Dnieper River with the town of Solontsi to the south. It is the oldest city of the obla ...

, transferred from Oleshky Raion; *

Stanislav rural hromada Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukraine * Stanislaus County, Cali ...

with the administration in the village of Stanislav, transferred from Bilozerka Raion; * Velyki Kopani rural hromada with the administration in the village of

Velyki Kopani Velyki Kopani (), also known as Bolshie Kopani () is a village ( selo) in southern Ukraine, located in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. It has a population of 5654 people. It is located 44 km from the city of Kherson. It is the administrative cente ...

, transferred from Oleshky Raion; *

Vynohradove rural hromada Vynohradove rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast ( uk, Херсо́нська о́бласть, translit=Khersónsʹka óblastʹ, ), also known as Khersonshchyna ( uk, Херсо́� ...

with the administration in the village of Vynohradove, transferred from Oleshky Raion; *

Yuvileine rural hromada Yuvileine rural hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. Its administrative center is the rural-type settlement Yuvileine. On 17 July 2020, as a result of the abolition of Oleshky Raion, the hromada was transferred to ...

with the administration in the settlement of

Yuvileine Katerynivka () is an urban-type settlement in the Luhansk Raion of the Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine. Population: The city was formerly named Yuvileine ( uk, Ювілейне; russian: Юбиле́йное), as part of the Soviet Union, and during i ...

, transferred from Oleshky Raion.

References

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