Melitopol Raion
Melitopol Raion is one of the five raions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is Melitopol. Population:
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 Melitopol Raion was significantly expanded. The population was
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the raion has been occupied by Russia. Pro-Ukrainian partisans are very active in the area.
Subdivisions
The raion is divided into sixteen hromadas:- Chkalove rural [hromada, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Chakove rural hromada], with its center in
- Kostiantynivka rural hromada, with its center in
- Kyrylivka settlement hromada, with its center in Kyrylivka
- Melitopol urban hromada, coterminous with the city Melitopol
- Myrne settlement hromada, with its center in Myrne settlement hromada, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Myrne]
- Nove rural hromada, with its center in Nove rural hromada, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Nove]
- Novobohdanivka rural hromada, with its center in
- Novouspenivka rural hromada, with its center in Novouspenivka
- Novovasylivka settlement hromada, with its center in Novovasylivka, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
- Oleksandrivka rural hromada, with its center in Oleksandrivka, [Oleksandrivka rural hromada, Melitopol Raion, Zaporizhzhia Oblast|Oleksandrivka]
- Plodorodne rural hromada, with its center in Plodorodne
- Pryazovske settlement hromada, with its center in Pryazovske
- Semenivka rural hromada, with its center in Semenivka
- Terpinnia rural hromada, with its center in Terpinnia
- Vesele settlement hromada, with its center in Vesele
- Yakymivka settlement hromada, with its center in Yakymivka
Geography
Typical landscapes for Melitopol Raion are steppes on chernozems. There are salt marshes. Steppe vegetation, due to plowing, has been preserved mainly on the slopes of river valleys and gullies.
Molochna river flow through Melitopol Raion.
The climate of the district is temperate continental with dry periods, but there is a softening of the climate due to the proximity to the Sea of Azov. According to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the climate of the Melitopol Raion is humid continental with hot summers.