Perevalsk Raion (Ukrainian: Перевальський район) was a raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, between 1939 and 2020. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Perevalsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was 63,064 (2020 est.).[1]
Perevalskyi Raion
Перевальський район | |
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| Coordinates: 48°23′29″N 38°40′27″E / 48.39139°N 38.67417°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Luhansk Oblast |
| Established | 1939 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Perevalsk |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 806.8 km2 (311.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total |  63,054 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 94300—94344 |
| Area code | +380 6441 |
| Website | http://prv.loga.gov.ua |
The raion was known by various other names during the 20th century, including Alchevsk Raion, Voroshylovsk Raion, and Komunarsk Raion.[2]
Geography
editPerevalsk Raion was located in the southwestern part of Luhansk Oblast. It bordered Slovianoserbsk Raion to the north, Lysychansk Municipality to the west, Antratsyt Municipality to the southeast, Lutuhyne Raion to the east, Shakhtarsk Raion to the southwest, and Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast to the west.[2]
History
editPerevalsk Raion was formed originally in 1939,[2] originally under the name Horodyshche Raion. On 15 April 1941, Horodyshche Raion was renamed to Voroshylovsk Raion, with its administrative center moved to Voroshylovsk (now Alchevsk). On 30 December 1961, Voroshylovsk Raion was renamed to Komunarsk Raion, with its administrative center moved to Komunarsk (now Perevalsk).[citation needed] On 30 December 1962, the administrative divisions of rural areas of the Ukrainian SSR were "consolidated", leading to the dissolution of Komunarsk Raion and the incorporation of its former area into Lysychansk Raion.[3]
In January 1965, much of this reform was undone, and Komunarsk Raion was reformed, with its center defined as being in Perevalsk again.[4] On 8 December 1966, Komunarsk Raion was renamed to Perevalsk Raion.[5] On the same day, part of Perevalsk Raion was split off and assigned to Slovianoserbsk Raion.[6]
Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).[7][better source needed] On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the urban-type settlement of Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.[8]
Perevalsk Raion was officially abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight.[9][10]
Since the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the territory as part of Russia. In the Russian federal subject known as the Luhansk People's Republic, the region still has the status of an administrative centre.[11]
Demographics
editAs of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the self-reported ethnic distribution of the raion was:[12]
- Ukrainians: 56.7%
- Russians: 40.6%
- Belarusians: 1.1%
Notable people
edit- Vasyl Holoborodko (born 1945), Ukrainian poet
References
edit- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "Перевальський район, Луганська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж Перевальського і Попаснянського районів Луганської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Министерство экономического развития Луганской Народной Республики" (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic.
- ^ "Всеукраїнський перепис населення". www.ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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