Vitovka Raion ( uk, Вітовський район) was a subdivision of
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...
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 approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Its administrative center was the city of
Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Southern Ukraine, the Administrative centre, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides U ...
, which was incorporated separately as a
city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast to four. The area of Vitovka Raion was merged into
Mykolaiv Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was
History
In 1939, Mykolaiv Rural Raion (sometimes referred to as Mykolaiv Raion) in Mykolaiv Oblast was established with the center in the city of Mykolaiv.
On 12 September 1944, Mykolaiv Rural Raion was renamed Zhovtneve Raion, and the administrative center of the raion was transferred from Mykolaiv to the city of
Zhovtneve (named after
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...
; previously known as Bohoyavlenskyi and Vitovka). On 27 December 1973, Zhovtneve was merged into the city of Mykolaiv, and therefore Mykolaiv became the administrative center of the raion.
, which existed between 1923 and 1930, and since 1963, though has its administrative center in the city of Mykolaiv as well, was located in a different area. On 19 May 2016, Zhovtneve Raion was renamed to Vitovka Raion conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of five
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,
*
Halytsynove rural hromada with the administration in the
selo of
Halytsynove;
*
Mishkovo-Pohorilove rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Mishkovo-Pohorilove;
*
Pervomaiske 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 ...
of
Pervomaiske Pervomaiske () is a Ukrainian toponym. Places with the name include:
* Pervomaiske, Crimea
* Pervomaiske, Horlivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast
* Pervomaiske, Pokrovsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast
* Pervomaiske, Mykolaiv Oblast
* Pervomaiske, Odesa Oblast
The ...
;
*
Shevchenkove rural hromada with the administration in the selo of
Shevchenkove;
*
Voskresenske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Voskresenske.
References
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Former raions of Mykolaiv Oblast
States and territories established in 1939
1939 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform