Dnistrovskyi Raion

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Dnistrovskyi Raion
Дністровський район
Raion
Location of Dnistrovskyi Raion
Interactive map of Dnistrovskyi Raion
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast
Established2020
Admin. centerKelmentsi
Subdivisions10 hromadas
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
152,208
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
N/A
Websitehttps://dnistrovska-rda.gov.ua/

Dnistrovskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Дністровський район) is a raion (district) of Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. It is part of the historical region of Bessarabia. The center of the raion is the rural settlement of Kelmentsi. Three abolished raions, Kelmentsi, Khotyn, and Sokyriany Raions, part of abolished Novoselytsia Raion, as well as the city of Novodnistrovsk, which was previously incorporated as a city of oblast significance, were merged into Dnistrovskyi Raion.[2][3] The name of the raion is derived from the Dniester river. Population: 152,208 (2022 estimate).[1]

On 12 June 2020, as part of a draft proposal for the administrative reform, the Cabinet of Ministers suggested expanding Khotyn Raion with its administrative center in Khotyn. However, on 1 July, a committee of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) instead proposed relocating the center to Kelmentsi due to its central location, selecting a neutral raion name derived from the Dniester to reduce social tension.[4][5] This proposal sparked opposition among Khotyn residents, who blocked the road to Ataky for over two weeks in protest, injuring one police officer.[6] On 17 July, about 200 residents of Khotyn held a public discussion aimed at preserving the city's administrative status.[5] The following day, the Verkhovna Rada passed the reform bill, confirming Kelmentsi as the administrative center.[2]

Subdivisions

At the time of establishment, the raion consisted of 10 hromadas:[3]

Villages

References

  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. Дністровський район із центром у Кельменцях: у Києві, все ж таки, змінили позицію на користь зручності та доступності [Dnistrovskyi Raion centered in Kelmentsi: Kyiv, after all, has changed its position in favor of convenience and accessibility]. North Bessarabia Informational Portal (in Ukrainian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. Voievidko, Yana (17 July 2020). "Не знищуйте Хотин": на Буковині проводять народне віче проти запропонованого адмінподілу ["Don't destroy Khotyn": a public discussion against the proposed administrative division is held in Bukovina]. Suspilne Chernivtsi (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  6. Спротив адміністративній реформі: мешканці Хотина вийшли на протест – постраждав правоохоронець [Opposition to the administrative reform: Khotyn residents protested – an enforcement officer was injured]. 5 Kanal (in Ukrainian). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. "Кельменецька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  8. "Хотинська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  9. "Новоселицька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  10. "Новоднестровская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  11. "Сокирянська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.