Sloviansk Raion

Slovianskskyi Raion
Слов'янський район
Raion
Flag of Slovianskskyi Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Slovianskskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°54′56.5″N 37°43′18″E / 48.915694°N 37.72167°E / 48.915694; 37.72167Coordinates: 48°54′56.5″N 37°43′18″E / 48.915694°N 37.72167°E / 48.915694; 37.72167
Country  Ukraine
Region Donetsk Oblast
Established 1923
Admin. center Sloviansk
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor Petro Belokonov
Area
 • Total 1,274 km2 (492 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total Decrease 34,115
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 84100-84196
Area code +380 6262

Sloviansk Raion (Ukrainian: Слов'янський район) is one of the 33 raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Sloviansk, which is separately incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 34,115 (2013 est.)[1].

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:[2]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians34,12187.1%
Russians4,11510.5%
Turks1970.5%
Belarusians1780.5%
Romani people1330.3%

2014 fighting

On 2 May 2014, armed clashes were reported in and around Sloviansk with reported casualties, including killed and wounded, and downed helicopters.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області" [Ethnic and linguistic composition of Donetsk Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "+Live updates on Ukraine's spreading unrest+". DW.DE. Retrieved 9 February 2015.


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