Melitopolskyi Raion
Мелітопольський район | |
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Coordinates: 46°56′35.1″N 35°16′34.96″E / 46.943083°N 35.2763778°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zaporizhzhia Oblast |
Established | 1930 |
Admin. center | Melitopol |
Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
Government | |
• Governor | Valeriy Gorban |
Area | |
• Total | 7,081.04 km2 (2,734.00 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 276,638 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 72330—72384 |
Area code | +380 619 |
Website | http://www.mrda.gov.ua/ |
Melitopol Raion (Ukrainian: Мелітопольський район) is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Melitopol. Population: 276,638 (2022 estimate).[2]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Melitopol Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The population was 48,191 (2020 est.).[5]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the raion has been occupied by Russia. Pro-Ukrainian partisans are very active in the area.[6]