Kostiantynivka Raion

Kostiantynivka Raion (Ukrainian: Костянтинівський район; Russian: Константиновский район) is one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. It covers approximately 4.4 percent of the oblast's total area.[4] Population: 19,160 (2013 est.)[5]; 21,132 (2001 Ukrainian Census).[1]

Kostiantynivka Raion Костянтинівський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°31′36″N 37°42′15″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	7 March 1923[1]
Admin. center	Kostiantynivka
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   0 — settlement councils 20 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   0 — urban-type settlements 49 — villages   11 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Serhiy Ivakhnin[2]
Area
• Total	1,172 km^2 (453 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	86 m (282 ft)
Population
• Total	19,160
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	85100-85185
Area code	+380-6272
Website	www.donoda.gov.ua

The district was created on 7 March 1923 as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1] Its administrative center is the city of Kostiantynivka, although the city itself is not administratively part of the Kostiantynivka Raion and is incorporated as a city of oblast significance.

Administrative divisions

Rock formations close to the village of Bilokuzmynivka.

The Kostiantynivka Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administer their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Kostiantynivka Raion is divided into:[1]

• 20 village councils

Overall, the raion has a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of 49 villages, and 11 rural settlements.[1]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]

Ethnicity

• Ukrainians: 77.3%
• Russians: 19.9%
• Belarusians: 0.9%

References

1. "Kostiantynivka Raion, Donetsk Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
2. "Leaders of the Raion State Administration". Kostiantynivka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
3. "Kostiantynivka (Donetsk Oblast, Kostiantynivka Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
4. "Kostiantynivka Raion". Informational Portal of Donechchyna (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
5. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
6. Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області. Розподіл постійного населення за найбільш численними національностями та рідною мовою по міськрадах та районах (in Ukrainian), archived from the original on 27 November 2012

External links

• Media related to Kostiantynivka Raion at Wikimedia Commons
• "News". Kostiantynivka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2012.