Poltava Raion
Poltava Raion
Полтавський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°35′22″N 34°33′05″E / 49.58944°N 34.55139°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Established | March 7, 1923 |
| Admin. center | Poltava |
| Subdivisions | 24 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Lidia Lepeyko |
| Area | |
• Total | 10,844.2 km2 (4,187.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 582,391 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 38701—38786 |
| Area code | +380-5322 |
| Website | Official homepage |
Poltava Raion (Ukrainian: Полтавський район, romanized: Poltavs'kyi raion) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population: 582,391 (2022 estimate).
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Poltava Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Poltava Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 68,174 (2020 est.).