Novoaidar Raion
Novoaidar Raion (Ukrainian: Новоайдарський район) is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Novoaidar. Population: 25,294 (2013 est.)[1].
Novoaidarskyi Raion Новоайдарський район | |
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Raion | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 48°57′34″N 38°58′32″E | |
Country | |
Region | Luhansk Oblast |
Established | 1923 |
Admin. center | Novoaidar |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Mykola Zahodyachenko |
Area | |
• Total | 1,536 km2 (593 sq mi) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 93500—93543 |
Area code | +380 6445 |
Website | http://ndar.loga.gov.ua |
History
Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns and raions in Luhansk Oblast;[2][3] Ukrainian forces reportedly removed the separatists from the last village in the Novoaidar Raion under separatist control, Krymsky, on 20 October 2014.[4]
To facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast during the War in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the town of Shchastya was transferred from Luhansk Municipality to Novoaidar Raion. Some areas were transferred to the raion from Slovianoserbsk Raion.[5]
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]
- Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 56.1%
- Russians: 42.7%
- Belarusians: 0.4%
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- "Українські військові звільнили Кримське від терористів". IPress. 19 October 2014.
Krymske in Luhansk region liberated ‘without a shot fired’, UNIAN (20 Oct. 2014) - "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.