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A raion (or '''rayon''') (; and a subdivision of a city. In these senses the term is almost always translated as " District ". Raion is a subnational entity of Azerbaijan , Belarus , Georgia , Latvia , Moldova , Russia , Ukraine , and the former Soviet Union . As an administrative subdivision, the term was introduced by the Soviet administrative reform of 1923–1929 that transformed many former Volost s and Uyezd s of the Russian Empire into raions. A raion is usually an entity two steps below the national level. It can be a subordinate part:
Typically, raions have some degree of self-governance in the form of a popularly elected ''district council'' ( Raysovet ) and the local head of administration, sometimes elected and sometimes appointed. RAIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Subdivision into raions largely remained after the Collapse Of The Soviet Union . However, in some Federal Subjects the terminology changed, to reflect national specifics:
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