Markivka Raion
Markivka Raion (Ukrainian: Марківський район) is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is an urban-type settlement of Markivka. Population: 15,747 (2013 est.)[1].
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| Coordinates: 49°30′31″N 39°32′53″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Luhansk Oblast |
| Established | 1920 |
| Admin. center | Markivka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Oleksandr Gnedko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,166 km2 (450 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 92400—92444 |
| Area code | +380 6464 |
| Website | http://mar.loga.gov.ua |
After the proclamation of the separatist Luhansk People's Republic on 27 April 2014 the province Luhansk became a battlefield of the War in Donbass.[2] Markivka Raion stayed under Ukrainian governmental control.[3] The separatist referendum on 11 May on independence was not held in the Raion.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[5]
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 93%
- Russians: 5.7%
- Belarusians: 0.4%
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References
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- Ukraine crisis timeline, BBC News
- Latest from OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine based on information received as of 18:00 (Kyiv time), 4 November 2014, OSCE (5 November 2014)
- Any violations allowed in Luhansk Oblast referendum, Kyiv Post (11 May 2014)
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