Artemivskyi Raion

Infobox Ukrainian raion
name=Artemivs'kyi Raion
Ukrainian_name=Артемівський район


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country=Ukraine
region=Donetsk Oblast
date_created="N/A"
population=53,866
area=1,687
density="N/A"
phone_code=380
postal_index="N/A"
administrative_center=Artemivsk
cities=1
urban-type_settlements=1
villages=89
website= [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A008?rdat1=11.04.2006&rf7571=6943 Verkhovna Rada website]
governor=

The Artemivsky Raion ( _uk. Артемівський район, translit.: "Artemivs'kyi raion"; _ru. Артёмовский район, translit.: "Artyemovskiy raion") is a raion (district) within the southeastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Artemivsk, but the city itself is not located within the raion. Its population is 53,866 and its area is 1,687 square kilometres.

Within the Artemivsky Raion there is: one city (Sivers'k), 1 town (Luhans'ke), 19 selsovets, and only 104 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 21 kolhozy, 14 sovhozy, 4 industrial organisations, 43 libraries, and a movie theater.

ettlements

* Siversk or Seversk ( _uk. Сіверськ; _ru. Северск; since 1913-1793 "Yama") is a city located on coord|48.87|N|38.11|E with a population of 14,393. There are some industrial factories located within the raion, namly the brick factory "Stroydetal". Siversk is a former sovhoz by the name of "Yamskyi". It was founded in 1913 and received city status in 1961.

* Luhanske ( _uk. Луганське; since 1701-1922 "Piatnadtsatia Rota") is an urban-type settlements (townlet) with a population of 2,604. Since 1772 the town is populated with Moldovans and Romanians. The town comprises the Krasniy Pakhar', Krinichnoe, Lozovoe, Mironovka, Rassadki, Roty, and Skelevoe settlements.

ee also

* Subdivisions of Ukraine
* Donetsk Oblast

External links

* [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A004SNP?rdat1=23.03.2006&rf7571=7735 Verkhovna Rada website] - Administrative divisions of the Artemivsky Raion