Amvrosiivka Raion

Amvrosiivs'kyi Raion
Амвросіївський район

Raion

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Coordinates: 47°49′12″N 38°28′12″E / 47.82000°N 38.47000°ECoordinates: 47°49′12″N 38°28′12″E / 47.82000°N 38.47000°E

Country

Ukraine

Region

Donetsk Oblast

Established

N/A

Admin. center

Amvrosiivka

Subdivisions

List

— city councils
— settlement councils
— rural councils
Number of localities:
— cities
— urban-type settlements
73 — villages
— rural settlements

Area

• Total

1,455 km² (562 sq mi)

Population

• Total

45,508

• Density

31/km² (81/sq mi)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Postal index

873-XX

Area code

380

Website

Verkhovna Rada website

The Amvrosiivka Raion (Ukrainian: Амвросіївський район, translit.: Amvrosiivs'kyi raion; Russian: Амвросиевский район, translit.: Amvrosievskiy raion) is a raion (district) within the eastern part of Donetsk Oblast in the Eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Amvrosiivka. Population: 45,508 (2013 est.)^[1].

Geography

The raion has an international border with the Russian Federation (Rostov Oblast) to its east and south (still not established), Starobesheve Raion to its southwest, cities of Donetsk and Makiivka to the west, and Shakhtarsk Raion to its north. The border with Russia stretches here for 73 kilometres (45 mi). Raion was established on March 7, 1923 as a part of Taganrog Uyezd (county), Donetsk Governorate initially, a month later it was included into the Stalino Okruha (Yuzivka, at first). Eventually the raion became a part of the Donetsk Oblast.

The raion is located in the southern portion of the Donetsk Ridge and its territory belongs to a steppe zone of Ukraine. On the territory of the raion are located following natural landmarks:

Gultch Horka - here can be found eremurus of the Ice Age
Regional landscape park "Donetsk Ridge"
Berdyanka tract, a part of the Berdyansk State Reserve
Pristenske tract, a local reserve
Gultch Kazenna, an archaeological landmark of Paleolithic period

Within the Amvrosiivka Raion there is: one city (Amvrosiivka), 3 urban-type settlements (Kuteynykove, Novoamvrosiivs'ke, and Voykovskyi), 30 selsovets, and 43 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 14 industrial organizations, 4 construction and transport organizations, 12 kolhozy, 11 sovhozy, 2 pizza companies, 10 hospitals, 35 schools, 24 clubs, 38 libraries and music schools.

An architectural monument in the raion is the Ioanno-Bohoslovska Church (1905-selo Vasyl'evka). Before 1917 the raion was part of the Don Host Oblast in the Russian Empire.

Settlements

Voikovs'kyi (Ukrainian: Войковський; formerly: since the 19th century-1940 Kapany) is an urban-type settlements (townlet) with a population of 1,476. A brick factory by the name of Voikova lies within the city, formerly known as Metallist, as well as 2 libraries.
Kuteinykove (Ukrainian: Кутейникове; since 1878) is an urban-type settlements (townlet) with a population of 2,156. The town comprises the Bondaryevskoe, Zaliznichnoe, Zerkalnoe, Klenovka, Merzhki, Metallist, Petrenki, Pobeda, and Svobodnoe settlements.
Novoamvrosiivs'ke (Ukrainian: Новоамвросіївське; since the 19th century) is an urban-type settlements (townlet) with a population of 2,582. A hospital, and 2 libraries are located within the city.
Blahodatne (Ukrainian: Благодатне; in 1801-1926 Amvrosiivka) is a selo (village) with a population of 3,648. Blahodatne is a former kolhoz, Kalinina. A hospital, and 2 libraries are located within the city. The city comprises the Velikoe Mishkove, Zhukova Balka, Kotovskogo, Mala Shishovka, Novoklinovka, Novopetrovka, Podniki, Svistuny, and Seyatel' settlements.

Demographics

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[2]

Russian 55.8%
Ukrainian 43.5%

References

↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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External links

(Ukrainian) Verkhovna Rada website - Administrative divisions of the Amvrosiivka Raion

Administrative divisions of Donetsk Oblast

Administrative center: Donetsk

Raions

Cities

Regional	Avdiivka Bakhmut Debaltseve Dobropillia Dokuchaievsk Donetsk Druzhkivka Horlivka Khartsyzk Kirovske Kostiantynivka Kramatorsk Lyman Makiivka Mariupol Myrnohrad Novohrodivka Pokrovsk Selydove Shakhtarsk Sloviansk Snizhne Toretsk Torez Vuhledar Yasynuvata Yenakiieve Zhdanivka

District	Amvrosiivka Bilozerske Bilytske Chasiv Yar Hirnyk Ilovaisk Komsomolske Krasnohorivka Kurakhove Marinka Mospyne Mykolaivka Novoazovsk Rodynske Siversk Soledar Sviatohirsk Svitlodarsk Ukrainsk Volnovakha Vuhlehirsk Yunokomunarivsk Zalizne Zuhres

Urban-type settlements
Category:Donetsk Oblast

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