Admin. center Nikolske Postal index 87000-87062 Population 29,284 (2013) Area code 6246 | Established 1925 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 1,221 km² Administrative center Nikolske | |
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Subdivisions List 0 — city councils 1 — settlement councils10 — rural councilsNumber of localities: 0 — cities 1 — urban-type settlements31 — villages 11 — rural settlements | ||
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.).
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Map of Volodars'kyi district, Donetska, Ukraine
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin. The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.
Population
Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:
References
Nikolske Raion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA