Sloviansk Raion

Sloviansk Raion (Ukrainian: Слов'янський район) is one of the 18 districts of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is the city of Sloviansk, which is separately incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 34,115(2013 est.)[1].

Slovianskskyi Raion

Слов'янський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°54′56.5″N 37°43′18″E
Country Ukraine
RegionDonetsk Oblast
Established1923
Admin. centerSloviansk
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorPetro Belokonov
Area
  Total1,274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total 34,115
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
84100-84196
Area code+380 6262

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[2]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians34,12187.1%
Russians4,11510.5%
Turks1970.5%
Belarusians1780.5%
Romani people1330.3%

2014 fighting

On 2 May 2014, armed clashes were reported in and around Sloviansk with reported casualties, including killed and wounded, and downed helicopters.[3]

References

  1. Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "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.
  3. "+Live updates on Ukraine's spreading unrest+". DW.DE. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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