Chaplynka Raion

Chaplynka Raion (Ukrainian: Чаплинський район) was one of the 18 administrative raions (a district) of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Chaplynka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Chaplynka Raion was merged into Kakhovka Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 34,149 (2020 est.)

Chaplynskyi Raion
Чаплинський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 46°23′39.3468″N 33°42′32.1834″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKherson Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerChaplynka
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 18 — rural councils
  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 33 — villages
  •   6 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorVolodymar Beryslavskyi
Area
 • Total1,700 km2 (700 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 34,149
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
75200—75244
Area code+380 5538

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

  • Askania-Nova settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Askania-Nova;
  • Chaplynka settlement hromada with the administration in Chaplynka;
  • Hryhorivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Hryhorivka;
  • Khrestivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Khrestivka.
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