Beryslav Raion

Beryslavskyi Raion
Бериславський район
Raion
Flag of Beryslavskyi Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Beryslavskyi Raion
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Coordinates: 46°50′29″N 33°25′46″E / 46.84139°N 33.42944°ECoordinates: 46°50′29″N 33°25′46″E / 46.84139°N 33.42944°E
Country  Ukraine
Region Kherson Oblast
Established March 7, 1923
Admin. center Beryslav
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor Yuriy Sydorenko[1]
Area
 • Total 1,721 km2 (664 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total Decrease 49,062
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 74300—74372
Area code +380 5546

Beryslav Raion (Ukrainian: Бериславський район, Beryslavs'kyi raion) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of the Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Beryslav. Its population was 55,976 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 49,062 in 2012.

Geography

The Beryslav Raion is located in the central part of the Kherson Oblast on the right-bank of the Dnieper River and the Kakhovka Reservoir. Geographically, it lies in the lowland immediately before the Black Sea.

History

The Beryslav Raion was first established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[2]

Administrative divisions

The Beryslav Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administer their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Beryslav Raion is divided into:[2]

Overall, the raion has a total of 43 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 34 villages, and seven rural settlements.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Beryslav Raion State Administration". Official site of the Kherson Oblast State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
Administrative geographic location
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Dnieper River / Kakhovka Reservoir
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