Kolomak Raion

Kolomakskyi Raion
Коломацький район
Raion

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Raion location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°50′N 35°18′E / 49.84°N 35.30°E / 49.84; 35.30Coordinates: 49°50′N 35°18′E / 49.84°N 35.30°E / 49.84; 35.30
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Admin. center Kolomak
Area
 • Total 330 km2 (130 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 7 325
 • Density 22.9/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://kolomakrda.gov.ua

Kolomakskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Коломацький район) — is raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Kolomak. In Kolomak Ivan Mazepa was elected the Hetman of Left-bank Ukraine in 1687.[1] A monument of him was unveiled in July 2017 in Kolomak.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ivan Katchanovski; Zenon E. Kohut; Bohdan Y. Nebesio; Myroslav Yurkevich (2013). "Ivan Mazepa" entry in Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press. p. 362. ISBN 9780810878471.
  2. ↑ (in Russian) A monument to Ivan Mazepa was opened in the Kharkiv region (photo), SQ (23 July 2017)
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