Horokhiv Raion

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
Raion
Flag of Horokhiv Rayon
Flag
Coat of arms of Horokhiv Rayon
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
Region Volyn Oblast
Established20 January 1940
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerHorokhiv
Subdivisions
List
  •   2 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 36 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      2 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 90 — villages
  •   0 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorYaroslav Dovgopolov
Area
 • Total1,122 km2 (433 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total50,220
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
457XX
Area code380

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

Cities

Urban-type settlements

Villages

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

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