Okhtyrka Raion
Okhtyrka Raion
Охтирський район | |
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Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′36.8082″N 34°44′54.0054″E / 50.293557833°N 34.748334833°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Admin. center | Okhtyrka |
| Subdivisions | 9 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,196.16 km2 (1,234.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 120,107 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://rda.okhtyrka.net/ |
Okhtyrka Raion (Ukrainian: Охтирський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Okhtyrka. Population: 120,107 (2022 estimate).
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Okhtyrka Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 25,234 (2020 est.).
In March 2024, after deadly Russian attacks, more than 180 people were evacuated from Velyka Pysarivka hromada in Okhtyrka Raion.