Novoazovskyi Raion
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The Novoazovsk Raion is a raion
(district
) within the southern portion of Donetsk Oblast
in eastern Ukraine
. Its administrative center is Novoazovsk
, population is 38,861, and its area is 1,000 km². The raion's southern portion borders the Azov Sea
.
Within the Novoazovs'kyi Raion there are: one city (Novoazovsk), 1 urban-type settlement
(Sedovo), 9 selsovets, and 59 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 14 industrial organizations, 4 construction and transport organizations, 9 kolhozy, 5 sovhozy, 3 rybkolhozy, 5 industrial organizations, 4 construction companies, 35 medical schools, 27 resort areas, and 26 libraries.
Until 1920, the territory of the Novoazovs'kyi Raion was included in the Voyska Donskogo Oblast'
of the Russian Empire
. In April of the same year, the territory, then located within the Taganrogskiy Raion
, was ceded to the newly organaized Donetsk Governorate
.
In the beginning of 1923, the Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion was organized. On September 22, 1923, the administrative center of the then Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion, Novo-Nikolaevka, was renamed into Budennovka, and the Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion - into Budennovskiy Raion.
In 1958, the Budennovskiy Raion was renamed into the Novoazovskiy Raion, and its administrative center - into Novoazovsk.
Within the Novoazovskyi Raion, were born the: Arctic
explorer Georgy Sedov
, the general-polkovnik
Hero of the Soviet Union
I. Lyudnikov, poet N. Scherbina, and the sculptor N. Yasinenko.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
(district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
) within the southern portion of Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast
Donetsk Oblast is an oblast of eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Donetsk. Historically, the province is an important part of the Donbas region...
in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. Its administrative center is Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk
Novoazovsk is a city, the administrative center of the Novoazovskyi Raion , in Donetsk Oblast of Ukraine. Population is 12,702 ....
, population is 38,861, and its area is 1,000 km². The raion's southern portion borders the Azov Sea
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
.
Within the Novoazovs'kyi Raion there are: one city (Novoazovsk), 1 urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
(Sedovo), 9 selsovets, and 59 settlements. Also included within the raion are: 14 industrial organizations, 4 construction and transport organizations, 9 kolhozy, 5 sovhozy, 3 rybkolhozy, 5 industrial organizations, 4 construction companies, 35 medical schools, 27 resort areas, and 26 libraries.
History
Don Cossacks
Don Cossacks were Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don.- Etymology and origins :The Don Cossack Host was a frontier military organization from the end of the 16th until the early 20th century....
of the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
. In April of the same year, the territory, then located within the Taganrogskiy Raion
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
, was ceded to the newly organaized Donetsk Governorate
Donetsk
Donetsk , is a large city in eastern Ukraine on the Kalmius river. Administratively, it is a center of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the economic and cultural Donets Basin region...
.
In the beginning of 1923, the Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion was organized. On September 22, 1923, the administrative center of the then Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion, Novo-Nikolaevka, was renamed into Budennovka, and the Novo-Nikolaevskiy Raion - into Budennovskiy Raion.
In 1958, the Budennovskiy Raion was renamed into the Novoazovskiy Raion, and its administrative center - into Novoazovsk.
Within the Novoazovskyi Raion, were born the: Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost...
explorer Georgy Sedov
Georgy Sedov
Georgy Yakovlevich Sedov was a Russian Arctic explorer.Born in the village of Krivaya Kosa of Taganrog district in a fisherman's family. In 1898, Sedov finished navigation courses in Rostov-on-Don and acquired the rank of long voyage navigator...
, the general-polkovnik
Polkovnik
Polkovnik is often a military rank in Slavic countries which corresponds to a colonel in English-speaking states. However, in the Ukraine, polkovnyk was an administrative rank similar to a governor...
Hero of the Soviet Union
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...
I. Lyudnikov, poet N. Scherbina, and the sculptor N. Yasinenko.
Environment
- The nature preserve Khomytovs'ka steppe or Khomutovskyy steppe , part of the Ukrainian steppeSteppeIn physical geography, steppe is an ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes...
National Park, is a nature preserve located within the oblast'. Having an area is 10.28 km², the preserve consists of many different types of floraFloraFlora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
. It is currently listed in the UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
list of natural monuments. - The regional park Meotyda is a natural park with a total area of 130.17 km². The park contains over 640 different types of rare and unique flora, 15 of which are listed in the Ukraine's Red Book of Rare Species.
Settlements
- Siedove is an urban-type settlements (townlet) with a population of 2,770. Formerly a kolhoz by the name of Zavet Il'icha, the urban-type settlement now consists of the Kholodne and Obryv settlements.
- Bezimenne is a village (selo) with a population of 2,529. It was formerly known as the Druzhba Narodiv kolhoz. The village now consists of the following settlements: Vedens'ke, Vesele, Kachkars'ke, Mitkogo-Kacharki, Pavlovs'ke, Patriotychne, and Roza.
- Vynohradne is a village (selo) with a population of 1,856. Formerly known as the Rodyna kolhoz, it now consists of the Pioners'ke, Prymors'ke, and Kalynovka settlements.
- Kominternove is a village (selo) with a population of 494. It is formerly known as the Ohorodnyi kolhoz. The village now consists of the Dzerzhyns'ke, Zaichenko, Leninske, Nova Tavria, and Novobydogo settlements.
- Krasnoarmiis'ke is a village (selo) with a population of 1,191. Formerly known as the Zaria Komunyzna kolhoz, the village now consists of the Kozats'ke, Kulykogo, Oktyabr, Porokhnia, and Shevchenko settlements.
- Pavlopil' is a village (selo) with a population of 615. Formerly known as the AvantgardeAvant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
kolhoz, it now consists of the Pyschevyk and Chernenko settlements. - Prymors'ke is a village (selo) with a population of 1,495. It was formerly known as the Prymors'kyi kolhoz. The village now consists of the Naverezhne, Sosnovs'ke, Pervomais'ke, and Ukrains'ke settlements.
- Samilove is a village (selo) with a population of 536. Formerly known as the Mayak kolhoz, the village now consists of the Klynykyno, Vanuashkyno, Kovs'ke, Kuznetsy, Markyno, Peremozhne, and Scherbak settlements.
- Khomutove is a village (selo) with a population of 760. It was formerly known as the kolhoz by the name of LeninVladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
. The village now consists of the following settlements: Bessarabka, Vytava, Rozy Liuksemburh, and Sedogo-Vasyl'evla. - Shyrokyne is a settlement with a population of 1,347. Formerly known as the kolhoz by the name of 21st Convention of the CPSUCommunist Party of the Soviet UnionThe Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the only legal, ruling political party in the Soviet Union and one of the largest communist organizations in the world...
, the settlement now consists of the following settlements: Berdians'ke, Lebedyns'ke, Sakhanka, and Sopyno.