Zaporizhzhia Raion

Zaporizhzhia Raion is located in the northeast portion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, surrounding the oblast's administrative center Zaporizhzhia. Its total area constitutes . The Dnieper and Konka rivers flow through the raion. ==History==

The territory which is now the Zaporizhzhia Raion was first established as the Voznesenskyi Raion () on 7 March 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1926, it was renamed to the Khortytsia Raion (). From 1929 to 1930, it was named the Khortytsia German Raion (). On 11 February 1939, the Zaporizhzhia Raion itself was created. ==Government==

Zaporizhzhia Raion is governed by the Zaporizhzhia Raion Council (, ), which consists of 38 locally elected deputies. The raion is represented by the 82nd electoral district in Ukraine's parliament; its current MP is Maryna Nikitina of the Servant of the People party. ==Administrative divisions==

Zaporizhzhia Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country. Each of the raion's urban populated places administer their own councils, often containing a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural populated places are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages and rural settlements within its jurisdiction. Accordingly, Zaporizhzhia Raion is divided into: • 3 settlement councils—made up of the urban-type settlements of Balabyne, Kushuhum, and Malokaterynivka • 16 rural councils Overall, the raion has a total of 71 populated places, consisting of three settlements, 61 villages, and seven rural settlements. ==Demographics==

In the 2001 Ukrainian census, the raion's total population was 54,804. The percentage of the population which indicated Ukrainian as their native language constituted 50.2 percent, compared to 48.19% for the Russian language. ==References==