Sumy Raion
Сумський район | |
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![]() Raion location in Sumy Oblast | |
Coordinates: 51°1′32.8944″N 34°51′39.7152″E / 51.025804000°N 34.861032000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
Admin. center | Sumy |
Subdivisions | 16 hromadas |
Area | |
• Total | 6,499.4 km2 (2,509.4 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 434,316 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://sumy-region.gov.ua/ |
Sumy Raion (Ukrainian: Сумський район) is a raion (district) in Sumy Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Sumy, which was formerly administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance until 2020. Population: 434,316 (2022 estimate).[1]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Sumy Oblast was reduced to five, and the area of Sumy Raion was significantly expanded.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 61,836 (2020 est.).[4]