Petrove Raion ( uk, Петрівський район) was 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

Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as #Nomenclature, Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (prov ...

in central

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 covered an area of 1195 square kilometres. The administrative center lied at

Petrove Petrove ( uk, Петрове) is an urban-type settlement in Oleksandriia Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Petrove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . Petrove is situate ...

. The raion was established on March 7, 1923. 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 Petrove Raion was merged into

Oleksandriia Raion Oleksandriia Raion is a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Oleksandriia, which is incorporated separately as a city of regional significance (Ukraine), city of oblast sig ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was . The raion was subdivided into 15 communities known as councils (rada): 2 town councils and 13 village councils. At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one

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 ...

Petrove settlement hromada Petrove ( uk, Петрове) is an urban-type settlement in Oleksandriia Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Petrove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . Petrove is situate ...

with the administration in Petrove.

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{{Authority control Former raions of Kirovohrad Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform