Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Новгород-Сіверський район | |
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Raion location in Chernihiv Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 52°4′38″N 33°6′58″E / 52.07722°N 33.11611°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Admin. center | Novhorod-Siverskyi |
| Subdivisions | 4 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,804 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 62,141 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Новгород-Сіверський район) is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Novhorod-Siverskyi. Population: 62,141 (2022 estimate).
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Korop and Semenivka Raions, as well as the city of Novhorod-Siverskyi, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion, were merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 12,340 (2020 est.).