Henichesk Raion

Henicheskyi Raion
Henicheskyi Raion; Генічеський район
	Raion
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 46°13′46.6314″N 34°47′10.2834″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Kherson Oblast
Established	1784
Admin. center	Henichesk
Subdivisions	List 1 — city councils; 2 — settlement councils; 17 — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; 1 — cities; 2 — urban-type settlements; 58 — villages; 7 — rural settlements;
Government
• Governor	Valeriy Dronov
Area
• Total	3,000 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	59,870
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	75500—75583
Area code	+380 5534

Henichesk Raion (Ukrainian: Генічеський район) is one of the 18 administrative raions (districts) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Henichesk. Population: 59,870 (2015 est.)[1]

The raion has a 10% Crimean Tatar minority, with the Tatar population reaching 50% in two villages.[2] This minority is a result of a 1967 Soviet decree that restored Tatar rights lost during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars.[2][3] Because de jure they were not allowed to return to their Crimea homeland, some Tatars settled in nearby places, including Henichesk Raion.[2]

References

"Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
(in Ukrainian) Temporary Crimea, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 August 2014)
Aurélie Campana (16 June 2008). "Sürgün: The Crimean Tatars' deportation and exile". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Massviolence.org. ISSN 1961-9898. Retrieved 2014-03-25.

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[ua2015estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[Temporary_Crimea-2] (in Ukrainian) Temporary Crimea, Ukrayinska Pravda (20 August 2014)

[massviolence1-3] Aurélie Campana (16 June 2008). "Sürgün: The Crimean Tatars' deportation and exile". Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. Massviolence.org. ISSN 1961-9898. Retrieved 2014-03-25.