Nikolske Raion
| Nikolske Raion Нікольський район | |||
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| Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°ECoordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Region | Donetsk Oblast | ||
| Established | 1925 | ||
| Admin. center | Nikolske | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Vasyl′ Balabanov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,221 km2 (471 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total |
 29,284 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 87000-87062 | ||
| Area code | +380 6246 | ||
Nikolske Raion (Ukrainian: Нікольський район), until May 2016 Volodarske Raion (Ukrainian: Володарський район), is one of the 33 regions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Nikolske. Population: 29,284 (2013 est.)[1].
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2] The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.
Population
Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[3]
| Ethnicity | Number | Proportion |
| Ukrainians | 16,494 | 52.9% |
| Russians | 7,538 | 24.2% |
| Greeks | 6,223 | 20.0% |
| Belarusians | 233 | 0.7% |
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktіv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ National composition and native language of the Donetsk Oblast.
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