Petrove Raion

{{Short description|Former subdivision of Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine}}

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| name = Petrove Raion

| native_name = Петрівський район

| native_name_lang = uk

| settlement_type = Raion

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| image_flag = Petrov_rh.png

| flag_alt = Flag of Petrove Raion

| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Petrivskiy Raion in Kirovohrad Oblast.png

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Petrove Raion

| image_map = Petrovskyi-Krv-Raion.png

| mapsize = 250px

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| coordinates = {{coord|48|23|N|33|14|E|type:adm2nd_region:UA|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Kirovohrad Oblast

| parts_type = Subdivisions

| parts_style = coll

| p1 =   0 — city councils

| p2 =   2 — settlement councils

| p3 =  — rural councils

| p4 = Number of localities:
  0 — cities

| p5 =   {{nowrap|2 — urban-type settlements}}

| p6 =  — villages

| p7 =    — rural settlements

| established_title1 = Established

| established_date1 = 1923

| established_title2 = Disestablished

| established_date2 = 18 July 2020

| seat_type = Admin. center

| seat = Petrove

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| leader_title = Governor

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| leader_title1 = Chairman

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| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 1195

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| population_footnotes =

| population_total = {{decrease}} 22946

| 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

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| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = +380

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Petrove Raion ({{langx|uk|Петрівський район}}) was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. It covered an area of 1195 square kilometres. The administrative center lied at Petrove. The raion was established on March 7, 1923.{{cite web|url=http://gska2.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=07.01.2010&rf7571=17586|script-title=uk:Облікова картка Петрівський район Кіровоградська область|publisher=Rada.gov|accessdate=September 23, 2010|language=Ukrainian}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Petrove Raion was merged into Oleksandriia Raion.{{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 |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}} The last estimate of the raion population was {{Ua-pop-est2020|22,946|.}}

The raion was subdivided into 15 communities known as councils (rada): 2 town councils and 13 village councils.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one hromada,{{cite web |title=Петрівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) |url=https://gromada.info/ru/region/Кировоградская-область/Петровский-район/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=Russian}} Petrove settlement hromada with the administration in Petrove.