Liubashivka Raion
Former subdivision of Odesa Oblast, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liubashivka Raion was a district in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Liubashivka. In 2001 its population was 33,000. According to the 2001 census, the majority of the population of Liubașivka district spoke Ukrainian (93.13%), with Romanian (3.73%) and Russian (2.69%) speakers in the minority.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Odesa Oblast to seven. The area of Liubashivka Raion was merged into Podilsk Raion.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 29,253 (2020 est.).[4]
Liubashivskyi Raion
Любашівський район | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°47′40″N 30°12′18″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Odesa Oblast |
| Established | 1926/1957 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Liubashivka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Serhiy Vovk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 29,253 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 66500 |
| Area code | 380-04864 |
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[5]
- Liubashivka settlement hromada with the administration in Liubashivka;
- Zelenohirske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Zelenohirske.
The district was primarily Ukrainophone.[citation needed]
Important rivers within Liubashika Raion included the Kodyma and Tylihul Rivers.
The railway connecting Odesa and Kropyvnytskyi crossed the raion. It had two railway stations (in Zaplazy and Liubashivka).
The district also lied on 2 highways — route Kyiv – Odesa 
M 05
E95; and route Chișinău (Moldova) - Kropyvnytskyi 
M 13
E577.
Urban-type settlements
Natives
- Kostyantyn Voloshchuk (1916 — 1945) — Hero of the World War II from Liubashivka.
- Vasil Savenko — opera singer.
- Pavlo Ulitsky (1923 — 1996) — Hero of the World War II.
- Rostyslav Paletsky (1932 — 1978) — artist.
- Аlbin Havdzinsky — artist.
References
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