Bashtanka Raion
Bashtanskyi Raion
Баштанський район | |
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| Coordinates: 47°20′59″N 32°21′49″E / 47.34972°N 32.36361°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Mykolaiv Oblast |
| Admin. center | Bashtanka |
| Subdivisions | 12 hromadas |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Natalia Oliynyk |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,706 km2 (2,589 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 134,234 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 56100—56182 |
| Area code | +380 5158 |
Bashtanka Raion (Ukrainian: Баштанський район) is a raion (district) in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Bashtanka. Population: 134,234 (2022 estimate).
On 19 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Mykolaiv Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Bashtanka Raion was significantly expanded. Four abolished raions, Bereznehuvate, Kazanka, Novyi Buh, and Snihurivka Raions, were merged into Bashtanka Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 36,507 (2020 est.).