Sumy Raion

Sumy Raion (Ukrainian: Сумський район, romanized: Sumskyi raion) is a raion (district) in Sumy Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Sumy, which was formerly administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance until 2020. Population: 434,316 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Sumy Raion Сумський район
Raion
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Raion location in Sumy Oblast
Coordinates: 51°1′32.8944″N 34°51′39.7152″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Admin. center	Sumy
Subdivisions	16 hromadas
Area
• Total	6,503.7 km2 (2,511.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	434,316
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	http://sumy-region.gov.ua/

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Sumy Raion was significantly expanded.^[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 61,836 (2020 est.).^[4]

Location of Sumy Raion prior to the 2020 administrative reforms