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Henichesk Raion

Henicheskyi Raion
Генічеський район
Raion
Flag of Henicheskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Henicheskyi Raion
Coat of arms
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Country  Ukraine
Region Kherson Oblast
Established 1784
Admin. center Henichesk
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor Valeriy Dronov
Area
 • Total 3,000 km2 (1,000 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total Decrease 60,813
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 75500—75583
Area code +380 5534

Henichesk Raion (Ukrainian: Генічеський район) is one of the 18 administrative raions (districts) of the Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located in the city of Henichesk.

The raion has a 10% Crimean Tatar minority, with the Tatar population reaching 50% in two villages. This minority is a result of a 1967 Soviet decree that restored Tatar rights lost during the 1944 deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Because de jure they were not allowed to return to their Crimea homeland, some Tatars settled in nearby places, including Henichesk Raion.



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