Popasna Raion

Popasnyanskyi Raion
Попаснянський район
Raion
Flag of Popasnyanskyi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Popasnyanskyi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 38°25′6″E / 48.69528°N 38.41833°E / 48.69528; 38.41833Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 38°25′6″E / 48.69528°N 38.41833°E / 48.69528; 38.41833
Country  Ukraine
Region Luhansk Oblast
Established 1977
Admin. center Popasna
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Stanislav Fironov
Area
  Total 1,325 km2 (512 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Decrease 40,696
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 93300—93354
Area code +380 6474
Website http://pps.loga.gov.ua

Popasna Raion (Ukrainian: Попаснянський район) is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. The administrative center is the town of Popasna. Population: 40,696(2013 est.)[1].

On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, the Verkhovna Rada made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, the urban-type settlement of Chornukhyne was transferred to Popasna Raion from Perevalsk Raion, the urban-type settlement of Novotoshkivske from Kirovsk Municipality, and the towns of Hirske and Zolote and the urban-type settlements of Nyzhnie and Toshkivka from Pervomaisk Municipality.[2]

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