Solone Raion

Solone Raion (Ukrainian: Солонянський район, romanized: Solonianskyi raion) was a raion (district) of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, southeastern-central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Solone. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Solone Raion was merged into Dnipro Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 37,429 (2020 est.).^[3]

Key Information

Solone Raion Солонянський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°12′10″N 34°52′35″E / 48.20278°N 34.87639°E / 48.20278; 34.87639
Country	Ukraine
Region	Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Solone
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,738 km2 (671 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	37,429
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	+380
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At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas:^[4]

• Novopokrovka settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Novopokrovka;
• Solone settlement hromada with the administration in Solone;
• Sviatovasylivka settlement hromada with the administration in the settlement of Sviatovasylivka.