Pervomaiske Raion

This article is about a subdivision of Crimea. For other similar locations, see Pervomaysky District.

Pervomaiske Raion Первомайський район
Raion
Village (selo) Vidkryte, Pervomaiske District
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Raion location within Crimea
Country	Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Republic	Crimea
Capital	Pervomaiske
Subdivisions	List 0 cities 1 towns 39 villages
Area
• Total	1,474 km^2 (569 sq mi)
Population  (2013)
• Total	32,789
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+380-

Pervomaiske Raion (Ukrainian: Первомайський район, Russian: Первомайский район, Crimean Tatar: Curçı rayonı) was one of the twenty-five regions of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine until its abolition in 2020. Russia, which has occupied the entire Crimean Peninsula since 2014, continues to use it as part of its administration, the Republic of Crimea. It is situated in the north-western part of the peninsula. The raion is named after its administrative center, the urban-type settlement of Pervomaiske. Population: 32,789 (2014 Census).^[1]

History

2020 Ukrainian administrative reform

See also: Administrative divisions of Crimea

In July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada approved an administrative reform in Crimea

In July 2020, Ukraine conducted an administrative reform throughout its de jure territory. This included Crimea, has been occupied by Russia since 2014. Crimea was reorganized from 14 raions and 11 municipalities into 10 raions, with municipalities abolished altogether.^{[citation needed]}

Pervomaiske Raion was abolished, and its territories to become a part of Qurman Raion, but this has not yet been implemented due to the ongoing Russian occupation.^[2]

Demographics

Ethnic makeup according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:^[3]

Ethnic composition of Pervomaiske Raion percent Ukrainians   37.9% Russians   35.1% Crimean Tatars   21.5% Belarusians   1.7% Tatars   0.7% Armenians   0.3% Moldovans   0.3% Poles   0.3% Uzbeks   0.3%

Notable people

• Serhiy Kostynskyi (born 1982), Ukrainian journalist, soldier and political adviser

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2014). "Таблица 1.3. Численность населения Крымского федерального округа, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений" [Table 1.3. Population of Crimean Federal District, Its Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, Urban and Rural Settlements]. Федеральное статистическое наблюдение «Перепись населения в Крымском федеральном округе». ("Population Census in Crimean Federal District" Federal Statistical Examination) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-10-16.
3. "Служба статистики Республики Крым". Archived from the original on 2014-04-10.

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