Kozelets Raion

Kozelets Raion (Ukrainian: Козелецький район, Kozelets'kyi raion) was one of the 22 administrative raions (a district) of Chernihiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative center was located at the urban-type settlement of Kozelets. Its population was 61,636 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Kozelets Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 42,282 (2020 est.)

Kozelets Raion
Козелецький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 50°54′0″N 31°07′0″E
Country Ukraine
RegionChernihiv Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerKozelets
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 40 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 106 — villages
  •   2 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorSergey Andreev
 • ChairmanVolodymyr Ponomarenko
Area
 • Total2,660 km2 (1,030 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 42,282
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
17000—17085
Area code+380 4646
Websitehttp://kozadm.cg.gov.ua
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