Shostka Raion (Ukrainian: Шосткинський район) is a raion (district) of Sumy Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Shostka. Population: 179,432 (2022 estimate).[1]
Shostka Raion
Шосткинський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′18.0474″N 33°25′21.1722″E / 51.871679833°N 33.422547833°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Sumy Oblast |
| Admin. center | Shostka |
| Subdivisions | 10 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,211 km2 (468 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 179,432 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://shst.sm.gov.ua/index.php/uk/ |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of the raions in the Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of the Shostka Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 19,420 (2020 est.).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
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