Bilmak Raion
| Bilmak Raion Більмацький район | |||
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| Coordinates: 47°20′31.25″N 36°44′29.58″E / 47.3420139°N 36.7415500°ECoordinates: 47°20′31.25″N 36°44′29.58″E / 47.3420139°N 36.7415500°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Region | Zaporizhia Oblast | ||
| Established | 1935 | ||
| Admin. center | Bilmak | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Volodymyr Zaykovskyi | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,300 km2 (500 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
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 23,354 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 71000—71053 | ||
| Area code | +380 6147 | ||
| Website | http://krada.da.zp.ua | ||
Bilmak Raion (Ukrainian: Більмацький район), until May 2016 Kuibysheve Raion (Ukrainian: Куйбишевський район), is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the urban-type settlement of Bilmak. Population: 23,354 (2013 est.)[1].
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2]
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktіv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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