Sloviansk Raion

The last estimate of the raion population was

• Name — Slovianskskyi Raion • Native Name — Слов'янський район • Native Name Lang — uk • Settlement Type — Raion • Image Flag — Прапор Славянського району.png • Flag Alt — Flag of Slovianskskyi Raion • Image Shield — Slovjanskiy rayon gerb.png • Shield Alt — Coat of arms of Slovianskskyi Raion • Image Map — Slovianskyi raion locator map.svg • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Donetsk Oblast • Parts Type — Subdivisions • Parts Style — coll • P1 — — city councils • P2 — 4 — settlement councils • P3 — 12 — rural councils • P4 — Number of localities: — cities • P5 — 4 — urban-type settlements • P6 — 40 — villages • P7 — 2 — rural settlements • Established Title1 — Established • Established Date1 — 1923 • Established Title2 — Disestablished • Established Date2 — 18 July 2020 • Seat Type — Admin. center • Seat — Sloviansk • Leader Title — Governor • Leader Name — Petro Belokonov • Leader Title1 — Chairman • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 1274 • Population Total — 45917 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — EET • Utc Offset1 — +02:00 • Timezone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +03:00 • Postal Code Type — Postal index • Postal Code — 84100-84196 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — +380 6262 Sloviansk Raion was a raion of Donetsk Oblast, located in southeastern Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the city of Sloviansk, which was separately incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Donetsk Oblast to eight, of which only five were controlled by the government. The last estimate of the raion population was

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census: • Ethnicity • Ukrainians — 34,121 — 87.1% • Russians — 4,115 — 10.5% • Turks — 197 — 0.5% • Belarusians — 178 — 0.5% • Romani people — 133 — 0.3%

On 2 May 2014, armed clashes were reported in and around Sloviansk with reported casualties, including killed and wounded, and downed helicopters.