Velyka Novosilka Raion

Velykonovosilkivskyi Raion
Великоновосілківський район
Raion
Flag of Velykonovosilkivskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Velykonovosilkivskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°50′28.3″N 36°50′8.2″E / 47.841194°N 36.835611°E / 47.841194; 36.835611Coordinates: 47°50′28.3″N 36°50′8.2″E / 47.841194°N 36.835611°E / 47.841194; 36.835611
Country  Ukraine
Region Donetsk Oblast
Established 1923
Admin. center Velyka Novosilka
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Sergiy Dmitriev
Area
  Total 1,900 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Decrease 41,364
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 85500-84583
Area code +380 6243

Velyka Novosilka Raion (Ukrainian: Великоновосілківський район) is one of the 33 raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Velyka Novosilka. Population: 41,364(2013 est.)[1].

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census,[2]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians31,85064.6%
Greeks9,73019.7%
Russians6,56813.3%
Belarusians2400.5%
Turks1680.3%

References


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