Orikhiv Raion

Orikhiv Raion
Оріхівський район
Orikhiv Raion (green) within Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Coordinates: 47°41′13.2″N 35°46′45″E / 47.687000°N 35.77917°E / 47.687000; 35.77917
Country Ukraine
RegionZaporizhzhia Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerOrikhiv
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 22 — rural councils
  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 55 — villages
  •   4 — rural settlements
Area
  Total
1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
44,114
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
70500–70562
Area code+380 6141
Websiteorrada.gov.ua

Orikhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Оріхівський район, romanized: Orikhivskyi raion) was one of raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion was located in the city of Orikhiv. Its population was 54,462 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Orikhiv Raion was split between Polohy Raion and Zaporizhzhia Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 44,114 (2020 est.).

Into Polohy Raion:

Into Zaporizhzhia Raion: