Krasnoarmiisk Raion

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Krasnoarmiisk Raion
Красноармійський район
Raion
Flag of Krasnoarmiisk Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Krasnoarmiisk Raion
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Province Donetsk Oblast
Established N/A
Admin. center Krasnoarmiysk
Subdivisions
Government
 • Administration N/A
Area
 • Total 1,316 km2 (508 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 37,384
 • Density 28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 853-XX
Area code 380
Website Verkhovna Rada website

The Krasnoarmiisk Raion (Ukrainian: Красноармійський район; Russian: Красноармейский район) is a raion (district) within Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Krasnoarmiysk, but the city itself is located within the raion. Its population is 37,384 and its area is 1,316 square kilometres.

Within the Dobropilskyi Raion there are: 3 urban-type settlements (Hrodivka, Novoekonomichne, Udachne), 13 selsovets, and 99 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 22 kolkhozy, 7 sovhozy, 5 industrial organizations, 3 hospitals, 36 schools, and 31 libraries.

An architectural monument in the raion is the Petropavlovs'ka Church (1840 - village of Krasne), Church of the Birth of the Theotokos (Russian: церковь Рождества Богородицы) (1799 - urban-type settlement of Novoekonomichne), and the Voznesens'ka Church (1893 - village of Novotroyits'ke). The composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) was born here.

Demographics

Forty-four different nationalities live in the Krasnoarmiysky Raion. They include: Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Germans, Azerbaijanis, Crimean Tatars, Moldavians, Armenians, Greeks, and others. Eighty percent of the population is composed of Ukrainians.

See also

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Districts
Cities
District
Urban-type settlements · Category:Donetsk Oblast

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