Orikhiv Raion


Orikhiv Raion is one of the 20 raions of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is located in the city of Orikhiv. Its population was 54,462 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population:.

Geography

The Orikhiv Raion is located in the northeast portion of the Zaporizhia Oblast. Its total area constitutes. The Komyshuvakha, Konka, Sherebets, Verkhnia Tersa, and Mala Tokmachka Rivers flow through the raion.

History

The Orikhiv Raion was first established on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Government

The Orikhiv Raion is governed by the Orikhiv Raion Council, which consists of 48 locally elected deputies. In October 2014, Karina Dudnichenko was elected the chairman of the council.

Administrative divisions

The Orikhiv Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion's urban populated places administer their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction.
near the raion's administrative center Orikhiv.
Accordingly, the Orikhiv Raion is divided into:
Overall, the raion has a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 54 villages, and 4 rural settlements.

Demographics

In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion's total population was 54,462. Of that, 44,618 were Ukrainians, 3,998 were Russians, 197 were Belarusians, 99 were Bulgarians, and 444 belonged to other ethnic groups. The percentage of the population which indicated Ukrainian as their native language constituted 91.37 percent, compared to 8.17% for the Russian language.