Vitovka Raion

Vitovka Raion Вітовській район
Raion
Flag of Vitovka Raion Flag Coat of arms of Vitovka Raion Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Region	Mykolaiv Oblast
Established	1939
Admin. center	Mykolaiv
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   2 — settlement councils 19 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements 30 — villages   12 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Oleksandr Stohrskiy
Area
• Total	1,460 km2 (560 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	50,755
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	57200—57287
Area code	+380 512

This article is about a subdivision of Mykolaiv Oblast. For a number of city districts in Ukraine, see Zhovtnevyi Raion (disambiguation).

Vitovka Raion (Ukrainian: Вітовській район) is located in Mykolaiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Mykolaiv, which is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 50,755 (2015 est.)

History

In 1939, Mykolaiv Rural Raion (sometimes referred to as Mykolaiv Raion) in Mykolaiv Oblast was established with the center in the city of Mykolaiv. On 12 September 1944, Mykolaiv Raion was renamed Zhovtneve Raion, and the administrative center of the raion was transferred from Mykolaiv to the town of Zhovtneve. On 27 December 1973, Zhovtneve was merged into the city of Mykolaiv, and therefore Mykolaiv became the administrative center of the raion. Mykolaiv Raion, which existed between 1923 and 1930, and since 1963, though has its administrative center in the city of Mykolaiv as well, was and is located in a different area. On 19 May 2016, Zhovtneve Raion was renamed Vitovka Raion conform to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.