Volodarske Raion

Nikolske Raion Нікольський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E / 47.20306; 37.322639Coordinates: 47°12′11″N 37°19′21.5″E / 47.20306°N 37.322639°E / 47.20306; 37.322639
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	1925
Admin. center	Nikolske
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   1 — settlement councils 10 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements 31 — villages   11 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Vasyl′ Balabanov
Area
• Total	1,221 km2 (471 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	29,284
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	87000-87062
Area code	+380 6246

Nikolske Raion (Ukrainian: Нікольський район), until May 2016 Volodarske Raion (Ukrainian: Володарський район), is one of the 33 regions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Nikolske. Population: 29,284 (2013 est.).

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarske Raion to Nikolske Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin. The raion center, Volodarske, was previously renamed to Nikolske.

Ethnic groups in the raion, according to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:

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