Henichesk Raion ( uk, Генічеський район) is one of the 5 administrative

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(districts) of Kherson Oblast in southern

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. Its administrative centre is located in the city of

Henichesk Henichesk ( uk, Гені́чеськ, Heniches’k, ; rus, links=on, Гени́ческ, r=Genichesk, p=ɡʲɪˈnʲit͡ɕɪsk) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in the Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre ...

. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kherson Oblast was reduced from 18 to five, and the area of Henichesk Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Ivanivka, Nyzhni Sirohozy, and Novotroitske Raions, were merged into Henichesk Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was In 2008, the raion had a 10% Crimean Tatar minority, with the Tatar population reaching 50% in two villages. This minority is a result of a 1967

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decree that restored Tatar rights lost during the 1944

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. Because ''

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'' they were not allowed to return to their Crimea homeland, some Tatars settled in nearby places, including Henichesk Raion.Temporary Crimea

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(20 August 2014)

Subdivisions

Current

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 4 hromadas: * Henichesk urban hromada with the administration in the city of

, retained from Henichesk Raion; * Ivanivka 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 Ivanivka, transferred from Ivanivka Raion. * Novotroitske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Novotroitske; * Nyzhni Sirohozy settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Nyzhni Sirohozy;

Before 2020

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of one hromada. Henichesk urban hromada with the administration in Henichesk.

Settlements

Settlements in the raion include: * Zelenyi Hai

References

External links

{{Authority control Raions of Kherson Oblast Crimean Tatars 1923 establishments in Ukraine