Hoshcha Raion

Hoshcha Raion (Ukrainian: Гощанський район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Hoshcha. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Rivne Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Rivne Oblast to four.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 34,401 (2020 est.)[3]

Hoshcha Raion
Гощанський район
Raion
Flag of Hoshcha Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Hoshcha Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°36′49.6578″N 26°39′2.1522″E
Country Ukraine
Region Rivne Oblast
Established1940
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerHoshcha
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 63 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total34,401
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code380-3650
Websitehttp://grr.gov.ua/ Hoshcha Raion

See also

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