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Orikhiv Raion

Orikhiv Raion
Оріхівський район
Raion
Flag of Orikhiv Raion
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Coat of arms of Orikhiv Raion
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Orikhiv Raion (green) within Zaporizhia Oblast.
Orikhiv Raion (green) within Zaporizhia Oblast.
Coordinates: 47°41′13.2″N 35°46′45″E / 47.687000°N 35.77917°E / 47.687000; 35.77917Coordinates: 47°41′13.2″N 35°46′45″E / 47.687000°N 35.77917°E / 47.687000; 35.77917
Country  Ukraine
Region Zaporizhia Oblast
Established 7 March 1923
Admin. center Orikhiv
Subdivisions
Area
 • Total 1,590 km2 (610 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total Decrease 47, 228
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 70500–70562
Area code +380 6141
Website orrada.gov.ua

Orikhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Оріхівський район, Orikhivs'kyi raion) is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is located in the city of Orikhiv. Its population was 54,462 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 47,228 (2013 est.).

The Orikhiv Raion is located in the northeast portion of the Zaporizhia Oblast. Its total area constitutes 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi). The Komyshuvakha, Konka, Sherebets, Verkhnia Tersa, and Mala Tokmachka Rivers flow through the raion.

The Orikhiv Raion was first established on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

The Orikhiv Raion is governed by the Orikhiv Raion Council (Ukrainian: Оріхівська районна рада, Orikhivs'ka raionna rada), which consists of 48 locally elected deputies. In October 2014, Karina Dudnichenko was elected the chairman of the council.

The Orikhiv Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban populated places administer their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Orikhiv Raion is divided into:

Overall, the raion has a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 54 villages, and 4 rural settlements.


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