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Berestyn Raion (), formerly known as Krasnohrad Raion () is a
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of two hromadas:
* Krasnohrad urban hromada with the administration in Krasnohrad;
* Natalyne rural hromada with the administration in Natalyne.
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 c ...
(district
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) in Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna (), is an oblast (province) in eastern Ukraine.
Kharkiv borders Luhansk Oblast to the east, Donetsk Oblast to the southeast, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to the southwest, Poltava Oblast to the w ...
of Ukraine
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. Its administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the town of Berestyn
Berestyn (, ), formerly known as Krasnohrad () or Krasnograd, is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. From 1784 to 1922, it was known as Kostiantynohrad. It serves as the administrative center of Berestyn Raion. Berestyn ...
. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Krasnohrad Raion was significantly expanded. Three abolished raions, Kehychivka
Kehychivka (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Krasnohrad Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kehychivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History ...
, Sakhnovshchyna, and Zachepylivka Raions, as well as part of Nova Vodolaha Raion, were merged into Krasnohrad Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Krasnohrad Raion to Berestyn Raion.
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 6hromada
In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...
s:
* Berestyn urban hromada with the administration in the city of Berestyn
Berestyn (, ), formerly known as Krasnohrad () or Krasnograd, is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. From 1784 to 1922, it was known as Kostiantynohrad. It serves as the administrative center of Berestyn Raion. Berestyn ...
, retained from Krasnohrad Raion;
* Kehychivka settlement hromada
Kehychivka (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Krasnohrad Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kehychivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History ...
with the administration in the rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
of Kehychivka
Kehychivka (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Krasnohrad Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kehychivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History ...
, transferred from Kehychivka Raion;
* Natalyne rural hromada with the administration in the village
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of Natalyne, retained from Krasnohrad Raion;
* Sakhnovshchyna settlement hromada
Sakhnovshchyna ( Ukrainian and Russian: ) is a rural settlement in Krasnohrad Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sakhnovshchyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
It was a vill ...
with the administration in the rural settlement of Sakhnovshchyna, transferred from Sakhnovshchyna Raion;
* Starovirivka rural hromada with the administration in the village of Starovirivka, transferred from Nova Vodolaha Raion.
* Zachepylivka settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Zachepylivka, transferred from Zachepylivka Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of two hromadas:
* Krasnohrad urban hromada with the administration in Krasnohrad;
* Natalyne rural hromada with the administration in Natalyne.
References
Raions of Kharkiv Oblast 1923 establishments in Ukraine {{Authority control