Apostolove Raion

Apostolove Raion (Ukrainian: Апостолівський район) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Apostolove. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Apostolove Raion was merged into Kryvyi Rih Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 52,509 (2020 est.).

Apostolove Raion
Апостолівський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°39′36″N 33°39′36″E
Country Ukraine
RegionDnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerApostolove
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils
  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total52,509
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380
Websitehttp://www.apost-rn.dp.gov.ua/

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas:

  • Apostolove urban hromada with the administration in Apostolove;
  • Hrushivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Hrushivka;
  • Nyva Trudova rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Nyva Trudova;
  • Zelenodolsk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Zelenodolsk.
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