Shostka Raion

Shostka Raion (Ukrainian: Шосткинський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Shostka. Population: 182,792 (2021 est.)[1]

Shostka Raion
Шосткинський район
Raion
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Raion location in Sumy Oblast
Coordinates: 51°52′18.0474″N 33°25′21.1722″E
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
Admin. centerShostka
Subdivisions10 hromadas
Area
 • Total1,211 km2 (468 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total182,792
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://shst.sm.gov.ua/index.php/uk/

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Shostka Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 19,420 (2020 est.)[4]

Location of Shostka Raion prior to the 2020 administrative reforms

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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