2 0 ▁ra ions ▁( d istrict s ) ▁of ▁Z apor iz h ia ▁O blast ▁in ▁southern ▁Ukraine . ▁The ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ra ion ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁O rik h iv . ▁Its ▁population ▁was ▁ 5 4 , 4 6 2 ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Ukrain ian ▁Census . ▁Current ▁population : ▁. ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁O rik h iv ▁Ra ion ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Z apor iz h ia ▁O blast . ▁Its ▁total ▁area ▁constit utes ▁. ▁The ▁Kom y sh uv ak ha , ▁Kon ka , ▁Sh ere b ets , ▁Ver k hn ia ▁T ers a , ▁and ▁M ala ▁Tok m ach ka ▁R ivers ▁flow ▁through ▁the ▁ra ion . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁O rik h iv ▁Ra ion ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁full - scale ▁administrative ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Soviet ▁Social ist ▁Republic . ▁ ▁Government ▁The ▁O rik h iv ▁Ra ion ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁the ▁O rik h iv ▁Ra ion ▁Council ▁( , ▁), ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁locally ▁elected ▁deput ies . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Kar ina ▁D ud n ichen ko ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁ ▁The ▁O rik h iv ▁Ra ion ▁is ▁divided ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that