Oleshky Raion
| Oleshky Raion Олешківський район | |||
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| Raion | |||
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| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Region | Kherson Oblast | ||
| Established | 1923 | ||
| Admin. center | Oleshky | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Dmytro Osypov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total |
 72,264 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 75100—75145 | ||
| Area code | +380 5542 | ||
Oleshky Raion (Ukrainian: Олешківський район) 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 Oleshky.
In May 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed Tsiurupynsk Raion to Oleshky Raion conform with the law prohibiting names of the communist origin.[1]
References
- ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України (in Ukrainian). State Service of Statistics. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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