Chuhuiv Raion

Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9 hromadas: • Malynivka settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Malynivka, retained from Chuhuiv Raion; • Novopokrovka settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Novopokrovka, retained from Chuhuiv Raion; • Pechenihy settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Pechenihy, transferred from Pechenihy Raion; • Slobozhanske urban hromada with the administration in the city of Slobozhanske, transferred from Zmiiv Raion; • Staryi Saltiv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Staryi Saltiv, transferred from Vovchansk Raion; • Vovchansk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Vovchansk, transferred from Vovchansk Raion; • Chkalovske settlement hromada with the administration in Chkalovske; • Malynivka settlement hromada with the administration in Malynivka; • Novopokrovka settlement hromada with the administration in Novopokrovka. == Geography ==

Chuhuiv Raion is located in the central and northern parts of Kharkiv Oblast. The Raion borders Russia (Belgorod Oblast). The area of Chuhuiv Raion is located on the Central Russian Upland and the Poltava Plain, within the forest steppe natural zone. The relief of Chuhuiv Raion is an undulating plain with ravines and gullies. The climate of Chuhuiv Raion is temperate continental with cold winters and hot summers. The average annual temperature is +8.7 °C (in January -4.5, in July +22). The average annual rainfall is 520 mm. The highest rainfall occurs in the summer. There are large forest areas (pine and deciduous trees) on the territory of the raion. The soils of the community are chernozems and meadow soils. Mineral resources of Chuhuiv Raion: loams, clays, sandstones, peat, natural gas. == References ==