Marinka Raion

Marinka Raion (Ukrainian: Мар'їнський район; Russian: Марьинский район) is a raion (district) of Donetsk Oblast (province) located in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Marinka. Population: 84,317 (2013 est.)[4].

Marinka Raion Мар'їнський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°56′30″N 37°30′46″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	February 19, 1923[1]
Admin. center	Marinka
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Roman Havrin[2]
Area
• Total	1,350.5 km^2 (521.4 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	152 m (499 ft)
Population
• Total	84,317
• Density	62/km^2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	85600-85683
Area code	+380-6278
Website	http://www.donoda.gov.ua

The district was created on February 19, 1923 as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[5]

Its population was 90,045 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] The district itself consists of a total of 58 populated settlements, of which three are cities, three are urban-type settlements, 50 are selos, and an additional two are selysche.[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[6]

Ethnicity	Number	Proportion
Ukrainians	70,703	78.5%
Russians	16,589	18.4%
Greeks	958	1.1%
Belarusians	495	0.5%
Bulgarians	230	0.3%
Armenians	190	0.2%
Azerbaijanis	106	0.1%

See also

• Administrative divisions of Ukraine

References

1. "Marinka Raion, Donetsk Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
2. "Leaders of the Raion State Administration". Marinka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
3. "Marinka (Donetsk Oblast, Marinka Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
4. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
5. "Marinka Raion". Informational Portal of Donechchyna (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 8 March 2012.
6. "Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області" [Ethnic and linguistic composition of Donetsk Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.

External links

• Media related to Marinka Raion at Wikimedia Commons
• "News". Marinka Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Donetsk Oblast State Administration. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.