Admin. center Bilmak Postal index 71000—71053 Population 23,354 (2013) Region Zaporizhia Oblast | Established 1935 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 1,340 km² Area code 6147 | |
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Subdivisions List 0 — city councils 2 — settlement councils13 — rural councilsNumber of localities: 0 — cities 2 — urban-type settlements38 — villages — rural settlements | ||
Bilmak Raion (Ukrainian: Більмацький район), until May 2016 Kuibysheve Raion (Ukrainian: Куйбишевський район), is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the urban-type settlement of Bilmak. Population: 23,354 (2013 est.).
Map of Kuibyshevs'kyi district, Zaporizka, Ukraine
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.
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