Dovzhansk Raion

Dovzhansk Raion (Ukrainian: Довжанський район; Russian: Должанский район) is a prospective raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. It was formally created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is in the city of Dovzhansk (Sverdlovsk). Population: 205,465 (2022 estimate). The area of the raion is controlled by Russia, which continues to use the old, pre-2020 administrative divisions of Ukraine.

Dovzhansk Raion
Довжанський район
Raion
Country Ukraine
Oblast Luhansk Oblast
Established2020
Admin. centerDovzhansk (Sverdlovsk)
Subdivisions2 hromadas
Area
  Total2,139 km2 (826 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total205,465
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
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