Umanskyi Raion

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Umanskyi Raion Уманський район
General data
Country:	Ukraine
Oblast:	Cherkasy Oblast
Established:
Area:	1.394,7 km²
Population: — Total: — Density	49800 35.7 p/km²
Area code:	380-4744-XXXX
Postal index:	083
Administrative subdivisions
Center:	Uman
Cities:	0
Towns:	1
Villages:	52
Official information
Governor:	Petro Hryhorenko
Website:	Verkhovna Rada website

Umanskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Уманський район, translit.: Umans'kyi raion) is a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Cherkasy Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Its administrative center is Uman with 88,730 inhabitants.

Umanskyi Raion, the 4th largest in Cherkasy Oblast, covers 1.394,7 km² with population density of 35.7 p/km² and a population of 49,800 (2005). The head of district state administration (2006) is Petro Hryhorenko. Telephone code for the district is +380-4744. Postal codes for district settlements range within 20300 - 20399.

[edit] Settlements

The city of Uman is the administrative center of the Umanskyi Raion, but the city is not subordinate to the raion administration, but instead is directly subordinate to the oblast administration.

The Umanskyi Raion includes 1 urban-type settlement and 52 rural settlements. Some of the raion's settlements include:

Babanka - 2,541 residents, urban type settlement Kolodyste - 2,054 residents, village Stari Babany - 1,859 residents, village Palanka - 1,608 residents, village Horodnytsia - 1,146 residents, village Ryzhavka - 1,025 residents, village Tanske - 980 residents, village Ostrivets - 458 residents, village Zatyshok - 413 residents, village

Stepkivka - 435 residents, village Antonivka - 637 residents, village Apolyanka - 578 residents, village Berestovets - 853 residents, village Dubova - 589 residents, village Vilshanka - 215 residents, village Vilshanka-Slobidka - 285 residents, village Cherpovody - 784 reisdents, village Tomashivka - 671 residents, village

Ukraine's two the most famous granite deposits Starobabanske and Tanske are located in the raion. The first one in Stari Babany a few km north east of Uman and the second in the village of Tanske. Their granite production is widely exported.

[edit] See also

• Subdivisions of Ukraine
• Cherkasy Oblast
• Sofiyivsky Park

[edit] External links

	Administrative divisions of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
	Raions: Cherkaskyi | Chornobaivskyi | Chyhyrynskyi | Drabivskyi | Horodyshchenskyi | Kamianskyi | Kanivskyi | Katerynopilskyi | Khrystynivskyi | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi | Lysianskyi | Mankivskyi | Monastyryschenskyi | Shpolianskyi | Smilianskyi | Talnivskyi | Umanskyi | Zhashkivskyi | Zolotoniskyi | Zvenyhorodskyi
	Cities: Cherkasy | Chyhyryn | Horodysche | Kamianka | Kaniv | Khrystynivka | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi | Monastyrysche | Shpola | Smila | Talne | Uman | Vatutine | Zhashkiv | Zolotonosha | Zvenyhorodka
	Urban-type settlements: Babanka | Buky | Chornobai | Drabiv | Irdyn | Katerynopil | Lysianka | Mankivka | Shramivka | Stebliv | Tsvitkove | Tsybuliv | Verkhniachka | Vilshana | Yerky | more...
	Villages: Moryntsi | more...