Nikolske Raion

Nikolske Raion
Нікольський район
Raion
Flag of Nikolske Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Nikolske Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E / 47.20306; 37.322639Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E / 47.20306; 37.322639
Country  Ukraine
Region Donetsk Oblast
Established 1925
Admin. center Nikolske
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor Vasyl′ Balabanov
Area
 • Total 1,221 km2 (471 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total Decrease 29,284
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 87000-87062
Area code +380 6246

Nikolske Raion (Ukrainian: Нікольський район), until May 2016 Volodarske Raion (Ukrainian: Володарський район), is one of the 33 regions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Nikolske. Population: 29,284 (2013 est.)[1].

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2] The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.

Population

Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[3]

Ethnicity Number Proportion
Ukrainians16,49452.9%
Russians7,53824.2%
Greeks6,22320.0%
Belarusians2330.7%

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktіv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ↑ National composition and native language of the Donetsk Oblast.
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