Starobesheve Raion

Starobeshivskyi Raion Старобешівський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 47°45′12″N 38°1′54″E / 47.75333°N 38.03167°ECoordinates: 47°45′12″N 38°1′54″E / 47.75333°N 38.03167°E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Donetsk Oblast
Established	1923
Admin. center	Starobesheve
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   2 — settlement councils 11 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements 48 — villages   9 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Vasyl′ Pan′ko
Area
• Total	1,282 km^2 (495 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	50,675
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index	87200—87272
Area code	+380 6253

Starobesheve Raion (Ukrainian: Старобешівський район) is one of the 33 raions of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the urban-type settlement of Starobesheve. Population: 50,675 (2013 est.)^[1].

One of the towns in the raion is Novyi Svit.^[2] On 29 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured this town from pro-Russian separatists.^[2][3] Starting mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast.^[4][5]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census:^[6]

Ethnicity
Ukrainians	29,170	52.1%
Russians	17,761	31.7%
Greeks	7,491	13.4%
Belarusians	397	0.7%
Azerbaijanis	241	0.4%
Germans	171	0.3%
Armenians	122	0.2%

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
2. (Ukrainian) Battalion "Azov" occupied the city Novyi Svit in Donetsk, Ukrayinska Pravda (24 July 2014)
3. http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/en/148/572407/
4. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
5. http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
6. "Національний склад та рідна мова населення Донецької області" [Ethnic and lingustic composition of Donetsk Oblast] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.