Slovianoserbsk Raion
Slovianoserbskyi Raion
Слов'яносербський район | |
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| Coordinates: 48°40′2″N 38°58′40″E / 48.66722°N 38.97778°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Luhansk Oblast |
| Established | 1966 |
| Admin. center | Slovianoserbsk |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Dmytro Sergeev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,113 km2 (430 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total |  55,121 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 93700—93747 |
| Area code | +380 6473 |
| Website | http://slov.loga.gov.ua |
Slovianoserbsk Raion (Ukrainian: Слов’яносербський район) is a raion (district) in Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Slovianoserbsk. It was named after Slavo-Serbia, an imperial Russian province that existed between 1753–64. Population: 55,121 (2013 est.)[1].
History
Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic.[2] To facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast during the War in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada on 7 October 2014 made some changes in the administrative divisions, so that the localities in the government-controlled areas were grouped into districts. In particular, some areas were transferred from Slovianoserbsk Raion to Novoaidar Raion.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2001 census in Ukraine, the town had 61,72% Russian-speakers and 37,54% Ukrainian-speakers.
Ethnicity
- Ukrainians: 65%
- Russians: 32.8%
- Belarusians: 0.7%
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике" (PDF) (in Russian). Luhansk People's Republic. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Рада изменила границы районов Луганской области" (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
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