Bilmak Raion ( Ukrainian : Більмацький район ) was one of the raions ( districts ) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine from 1923 until 2020. The administrative center of the region was the urban-type settlement of Bilmak (now Kamianka ).
15-527: Like its administrative center, it was renamed numerous times during the 20th century. It was eventually abolished in 2020, and its territory merged into Polohy Raion . Bilmak Raion had an area of 1,300 square kilometres (500 sq mi). Its terrain is mainly undulating plains, which are cut through by rivers at points, including the Konka river. The raion was located in the Azov Uplands . The raion
30-783: A municipality . It was established by the Government of Ukraine on 12 June 2020. A hromada is designated urban hromada if its administration is located in a city ; settlement hromada if it is located in a settlement ( selyshche ), and rural hromada if it is located in a village ( selo ) or another rural settlement. Territories of hromadas (which, in turn, are divided into 7744 starosta okruhs (elderships)) form raions (districts) and several raions form oblasts (regions). Similar terms exist in Poland ( gromada ) and in Belarus ( hramada ). The literal translation of this term
45-521: Is " community ", similar to the terms used in western European states, such as Germany ( Gemeinde ), France ( commune ), Italy ( comune ), and Portugal ( freguesia ), or in several English-speaking countries ( township ). In total, there are 1469 hromadas (as of 1 October 2023), including: Prior to 2020, the basic units of administrative division in Ukraine were rural councils, settlement councils and city councils, which were often referred to by
60-415: Is one of the five raions ( districts ) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine . The administrative center of the region is the town of Polohy . Population: 163,641 (2022 estimate). On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Polohy Raion was significantly expanded. The January 2020 estimate of
75-625: The 2001 Ukrainian census , Bilmak Raion had a population of 27,578 people, of whom the majority were ethnically Ukrainians . There were also minorities of ethnic Russians (12%) and Greeks (1%). The raion had multiple religious communities, including the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate , Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) , Evangelical Baptist Christians [ uk ] , Jehovah's Witnesses , and Seventh-day Adventists . Polohy Raion Polohy Raion ( Ukrainian : Пологівський район )
90-667: The Government of Ukraine approved the territories and administrative centers of the hromadas, which cover settlements in all regions of Ukraine except for Crimea . A total of 1470 hromadas were approved. On 12 August 2020 the Sokoliv hromada of the Cherkasy Oblast became a part of the Zhashkiv hromada. Thus, there were 1469 hromadas. Each hromada carries out two types of task: own and commissioned. Own tasks are public tasks exercised by self-government, which serve to satisfy
105-502: The generic term hromada . The Constitution of Ukraine and some other laws, including the "Law on local self-governance", delegate certain rights and obligations for hromadas. Types of hromadas include cities, urban-type settlements , rural settlements , and villages. In his draft constitutional amendments of June 2014, President Petro Poroshenko proposed changing the administrative divisions of Ukraine , which he felt should include oblasts , raions and hromadas. On 12 June 2020
120-420: The law prohibiting names of communist origin. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast to five. The area of Bilmak Raion was merged into Polohy Raion . The last estimate of the raion population was 20,922 (2020 est.). At the time of its dissolution, Bilmak Raion contained four hromadas : According to
135-721: The needs of the community. The tasks can be twofold: Own high objectives include matters such as spatial harmony, real estate management, environmental protection and nature conservation, water management , country roads, public streets, bridges, squares and traffic systems, water supply systems and source, the sewage system, removal of urban waste, water treatment, maintenance of cleanliness and order, sanitary facilities, dumps and council waste, supply of electric and thermal energy and gas, public transport, health care, welfare, care homes, subsidised housing, public education, cultural facilities including public libraries and other cultural institutions, historic monuments conservation and protection,
150-618: The okruhas were abolished and Pershotravneve Raion was subordinated directly to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic . This was changed in 1932, when it was included in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast . In 1935, when the village was renamed yet again to Kuibysheve , the raion was renamed again to Kuibysheve Raion - both after the Soviet political figure Valerian Kuybyshev . In 1939, Kuibysheve Raion
165-523: The raion population was 38,636 (2020 est.). The raion contains seventeen hromadas : This article about a location in Zaporizhzhia Oblast is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hromada A hromada ( Ukrainian : територіальна громада , romanized : terytorialna hromada , lit. 'territorial community') is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine , similar to
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#1732802599926180-480: The self-government initiatives and cooperation within the commune including with non-governmental organizations, interaction with regional communities from other countries, etc. Commissioned tasks cover the remaining public tasks resulting from legitimate needs of the state, commissioned by central government for the units of local government to implement. The tasks are handed over on the basis of statutory by-laws, charters and regulations, or by way of agreements between
195-453: The sports facilities and tourism including recreational grounds and devices, marketplaces and covered markets, green spaces and public parks, communal graveyards, public order and safety, fire and flood protection with equipment maintenance and storage, maintaining objects and devices of the public utility and administrative buildings, pro-family policy including social support for pregnant women, medical and legal care, supporting and popularising
210-541: Was established in March 1923 as Tsarekostiantynivka Raion , at a time when its center was still known as Tsarekostiantynivka . At the time of its creation, it was located in Berdiansk Okruha [ uk ] . In 1925, it was transferred to Mariupol Okruha [ uk ] . In January 1926, when Tsarekostiantynivka was renamed to Pershotravneve , the raion was renamed to Pershotravneve Raion . In 1930,
225-446: Was finally transferred to Zaporizhzhia Oblast , where it would remain until its dissolution. During World War II , Kuibysheve Raion was occupied by Nazi Germany between October 1941 and September 1943. In 1970, the raion had a population of 53,400 people, of whom 15,300 were urban and 38,100 were rural. On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to
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