Country Ukraine Admin. center Oleshky Postal index 75100—75145 Population 72,264 (2013) Area code 5542 | Established 1923 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 1,800 km² Administrative center Oleshky Region Kherson Oblast | |
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Subdivisions List
1 — city councils
2 — settlement councils
12 — rural councils
Number of localities:
1 — cities
2 — urban-type settlements
23 — villages
5 — rural settlements | ||
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.
References
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