Sumy Raion (Ukrainian: Сумський район) is a raion (district) in Sumy Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Sumy, which was formerly administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance until 2020. Population: 434,316 (2022 estimate).[1]
Sumy Raion
Сумський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 51°1′32.8944″N 34°51′39.7152″E / 51.025804000°N 34.861032000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Admin. center | Sumy |
| Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,499.4 km2 (2,509.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 434,316 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://sumy-region.gov.ua/ |
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 Sumy Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 61,836 (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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