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raion

administrative division in several countries
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Summary

raion is an administrative territorial entity type[1]. raion draws 1,711 Wikipedia views per month (administrative territorial entity type category, ranking #55 of 173).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: administrative territorial entity[3]
  • Commons category: Raions[4]
  • Said to be the same as: district[5], county[6], Verwaltungsbezirk[7], district of Germany[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Raions[9]
  • Topic has template: Template:Raion[10]
  • Short name: р-он.[11], н.[12]
  • Different from: Rayon[13]

Why It Matters

raion has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] raion is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). raion. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/raion
MLA “raion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/raion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_raion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{raion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/raion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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Edit History

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  1. 11w ago · Infovarius · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → administrative territorial entity
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Rayon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Used by: by district, Copying from district"
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