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Berdiansk Raion

Subdivision of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine


Summary

Subdivision of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine

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nameBerdiansk Raion
native_nameБердянський район
native_name_languk
official_nameBerdianskyi Raion
settlement_typeRaion
image_flagBerdyanskiy rayon prapor.png
flag_altFlag of Berdiansk Raion
image_shieldГерб Бердянського району.png
shield_altCoat of arms of Berdiansk Raion
image_mapBerdyanskiy rayon 2020.svg
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Oblast
subdivision_name1Zaporizhzhia Oblast
parts_typeSubdivisions
parts8 hromadas
established_titleEstablished
established_date1923
seat_typeAdmin. center
seatBerdiansk
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameVolodymyr Chepurnyi
leader_title1Chairman
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area_footnotes
area_total_km24461.56
population_footnotes
population_total176046
population_as_of2022
population_density_km2auto
timezone1EET
utc_offset1+02:00
timezone1_DSTEEST
utc_offset1_DST+03:00
postal_code_typePostal index
postal_code71128—71170
area_code_typeArea code
area_code+380 6153
websitehttp://www.berda.gov.ua
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Berdiansk Raion, also spelled Berdyansk Raion () is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Berdiansk. The raion has access to the northern coast of the Sea of Azov. The population is

Geography

Berdyansk district is located on the Black Sea coast, on the Black Sea Lowland and the Azov Upland.

Typical landscapes for Berdyansk district are steppes on chernozems. There are salt marshes. Steppe vegetation, due to plowing, has been preserved mainly on the slopes of river valleys and gullies.

The and rivers flow through Berdyansk district.

The climate of the district is temperate continental with dry periods, but there is a softening of the climate due to the proximity to the Sea of Azov. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the climate of the Berdyansk district is humid continental with hot summers (Dfa).

History

From 1923 to 1925, it was known Novospasivka Raion (), after its then-center Novospasivka (now Osypenko, Zaporizhzhia Oblast). In 1925, the administrative center was moved to Berdiansk, and it was renamed Berdiansk Raion.

From 1939 to 1958, it was known as Osypenko Raion (). During World War II, Osypenko Raion was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. 3,260 people from Osypenko Raion were deported to Germany for forced labor and 300 were murdered.

The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Berdiansk Raion was significantly expanded.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion (excluding Berdiansk itself, which was then designated a city of oblast significance) had a population of 31,631 people. In terms of self-reported ethnic background, 73% were Ukrainians and 17% were Russians, with small minorities of Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Greeks.

| 1970 | 43900 | 2001 | 31631 | 2016 | 25483 | 2020 | 24274 | 2022 | 176046

Bibliography

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  • Географічна енциклопедія України : [у 3 т.] / редкол.: О. М. Маринич (відповід. ред.) та ін. — К., 1989—1993. — 33 000 екз. — .

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