Amvrosiivka Raion


The Amvrosiivka Raion is a raion within the eastern part of Donetsk Oblast in the Eastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Amvrosiivka. Its population is approximately.

Geography

The raion has an international border with the Russian Federation to its east and south, Starobesheve Raion to its southwest, cities of Donetsk and Makiivka to the west, and Shakhtarsk Raion to its north. The border with Russia stretches here for. The raion was established on 7 March 1923 as a part of Taganrog Uyezd, Donetsk Governorate initially, a month later it was included into the Stalino Okruha. Eventually the raion became a part of the Donetsk Oblast.
The raion is located in the southern portion of the Donetsk Ridge and its territory belongs to a steppe zone of Ukraine. On the territory of the raion are located following natural landmarks:
Within the Amvrosiivka Raion there is: one city, 3 urban-type settlements, 30 selsoviets, and 43 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 14 industrial organizations, 4 construction and transport organizations, 12 kolhozy, 11 sovhozy, 2 pizza companies, 10 hospitals, 35 schools, 24 clubs, 38 libraries and music schools.
An architectural monument in the raion is the Ioanno-Bohoslovska Church. Before 1917 the raion was part of the Don Host Oblast in the Russian Empire.

Settlements

As of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
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