Perevalsk Raion
{{short description|Former subdivision of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine}}
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| name = Perevalskyi Raion
| native_name = Перевальський район
| native_name_lang = uk
| settlement_type = Raion
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| flag_alt = Flag of Perevalskyi Raion
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| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Perevalskyi Raion
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Luhansk Oblast
| parts_type = Subdivisions
| parts_style = coll
| p1 = 3 — city councils
| p2 = 9 — settlement councils
| p3 = 4 — rural councils
| p4 = Number of localities:
3 — cities
| p5 = {{nowrap|9 — urban-type settlements}}
| p6 = 16 — villages
| p7 = 10 — rural settlements
| established_title1 = Established
| established_date1 = 1939
| established_title2 = Disestablished
| established_date2 = 18 July 2020
| seat_type = Admin. center
| seat = Perevalsk
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| leader_title = Governor
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| leader_title1 = Chairman
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 806.8
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| population_total = {{decrease}} 63054
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset1 = +02:00
| timezone1_DST = EEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal index
| postal_code = 94300—94344
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = +380 6441
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| website = http://prv.loga.gov.ua
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Perevalsk Raion ({{Langx|uk|Перевальський район}}) was a raion (district) of Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine, between 1939 and 2020. The administrative center of the raion was the city of Perevalsk. The last estimate of the raion population, reported by the Ukrainian government, was {{Ua-pop-est2020|63,064|.}}
The raion was known by various other names during the 20th century, including Alchevsk Raion, Voroshylovsk Raion, and Komunarsk Raion.
Geography
Perevalsk Raion was located in the southwestern part of Luhansk Oblast. It bordered Slovianoserbsk Raion to the north, Lysychansk Municipality to the west, Antratsyt Municipality to the southeast, Lutuhyne Raion to the east, Shakhtarsk Raion to the southwest, and Bakhmut Raion of Donetsk Oblast to the west.
History
Perevalsk Raion was formed originally in 1939,{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Перевальський район, Луганська область|encyclopedia=Історія міст і сіл Української РСР |url=https://ukrssr.com.ua/lugan/perevalskiy/perevalskiy-rayon-luganska-oblast |language=uk}} originally under the name Horodyshche Raion. On 15 April 1941, Horodyshche Raion was renamed to Voroshylovsk Raion, with its administrative center moved to Voroshylovsk (now Alchevsk). On 30 December 1961, Voroshylovsk Raion was renamed to Komunarsk Raion, with its administrative center moved to Komunarsk (now Perevalsk).{{cn|date=December 2023}} On 30 December 1962, the administrative divisions of rural areas of the Ukrainian SSR were "consolidated", leading to the dissolution of Komunarsk Raion and the incorporation of its former area into Lysychansk Raion.{{cite wikisource|title=Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 30.12.1962 «Про укрупнення сільських районів Української РСР»|language=uk}}
In January 1965, much of this reform was undone, and Komunarsk Raion was reformed, with its center defined as being in Perevalsk again.{{cite wikisource|title=Про внесення змін в адміністративне районування Української РСР|language=uk}} On 8 December 1966, Komunarsk Raion was renamed to Perevalsk Raion.{{cite wikisource|title=Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 8.12.1966 «Про перейменування деяких районів Української РСР»|wslanguage=uk}} On the same day, part of Perevalsk Raion was split off and assigned to Slovianoserbsk Raion.{{cite wikisource|title=Указ Президії Верховної Ради УРСР від 8.12.1966 «Про утворення нових районів Української РСР»|language=uk}}
Since 2014, the raion has been controlled by forces of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR).{{cite web|url=http://gkslg.info/files/chisl_0915.pdf|title=Численность населения по состоянию на 1 октября 2015 года по Луганской Народной Республике|publisher=Luhansk People's Republic|language=Russian|accessdate=21 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204211939/http://gkslg.info/files/chisl_0915.pdf|archive-date=4 February 2016|url-status=dead}}{{bsn|date=December 2023}} On 7 October 2014, to facilitate the governance of Luhansk Oblast, 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, the urban-type settlement of Chornukhyne was transferred from Perevalsk Raion to Popasna Raion.{{Cite web |title=Про зміни в адміністративно-територіальному устрої Луганської області, зміну і встановлення меж Перевальського і Попаснянського районів Луганської області |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/go/1693-18 |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України |language=uk}}
Perevalsk Raion was officially abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Luhansk Oblast to eight.{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |date=17 July 2020 |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}
Since the 2022 annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, Russia has claimed the territory as part of Russia. In the Russian federal subject known as the Luhansk People's Republic, the region still has the status of an administrative centre.{{cite web |title=Министерство экономического развития Луганской Народной Республики |url=https://www.merlnr.su/administrasia_g_r.html |publisher=Luhansk People's Republic |language=ru}}
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the self-reported ethnic distribution of the raion was:{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/|title=Всеукраїнський перепис населення|website=www.ukrcensus.gov.ua}}
- Ukrainians: 56.7%
- Russians: 40.6%
- Belarusians: 1.1%
Notable people
- Vasyl Holoborodko (born 1945), Ukrainian poet
References
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