Horokhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Горохівський район) was a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Horokhiv. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Lutsk Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Volyn Oblast to four.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 50,220 (2020 est.)[1]
Horokhiv Rayon
Горохівський район | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region |  Volyn Oblast |
| Established | 20 January 1940 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Horokhiv |
| Subdivisions | List
|
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yaroslav Dovgopolov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,122 km2 (433 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,220 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 457XX |
| Area code | 380 |
It was created on January 20, 1940 on the former Polish territories that were annexed by the Soviet Union during World War II. The raion is based on the southern portion of the Horokhow county of Volhynia Voivodeship, while the northern portion was transformed into Lokachi Raion.
Populated places
editCities
edit- Horokhiv (Горохів)
- Berestechko (Берестечко)
Urban-type settlements
edit- Mar'yanikva (Мар'янівка)
- Senkevychivka (Сенкевичівка)
Villages
edit- Halychany (Галичани)
References
edit- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
50°30′00″N 24°47′00″E / 50.50000001°N 24.7833333433°E
 | This article about a location in Volyn Oblast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |