Bakhmut Raion


Bakhmut Raion is a raion within the northeastern part of Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bakhmut, but the city itself does not administratively belong the raion. Its area is, and its population is approximately.
Created in 1923, in 1924 - 2016 it was known as Artemivsk Raion after its administrative center. Due to the War in Donbass, three smaller municipalities were transferred away from Yenakiieve municipality and transferred to Bakhmut Raion, among which are Vuhlehirsk municipality, Olkhovatka municipality, and Bulavynske municipality. On 4 February 2016, the Verkhovna Rada renamed raion to Bakhmut Raion.
Within the Bakhmut Raion there are one city, one urban-type settlement, 19 selsoviets, and 104 settlements. Also included within the raion are 21 kolhozy, 14 sovhozy, 4 industrial organisations, 43 libraries, and a movie theater.

Settlements

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census:
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