Kuibysheve Raion

Bilmak Raion Більмацький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 47°20′31.25″N 36°44′29.58″E / 47.3420139°N 36.7415500°E / 47.3420139; 36.7415500Coordinates: 47°20′31.25″N 36°44′29.58″E / 47.3420139°N 36.7415500°E / 47.3420139; 36.7415500
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zaporizhia Oblast
Established	1935
Admin. center	Bilmak
Subdivisions	List   0 — city councils   2 — settlement councils 13 — rural councils Number of localities:   0 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements 38 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Volodymyr Zaykovskyi
Area
• Total	1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	23,354
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	71000—71053
Area code	+380 6147
Website	http://krada.da.zp.ua

Bilmak Raion (Ukrainian: Більмацький район), until May 2016 Kuibysheve Raion (Ukrainian: Куйбишевський район), is one of the 20 raions (districts) of Zaporizhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the urban-type settlement of Bilmak. Population: 23,354 (2013 est.).

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Kuibysheve Raion to Bilmak Raion and Kuibysheve to Bilmak according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.

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