Narodychi Raion

Narodychi Raion (Ukrainian: Народицький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Narodychi. The raion covered an area of 1,284 square kilometres (496 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Narodychi Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 9,458 (2020 est.).[3]

Narodychi Raion
Народицький район
Raion
Flag of Narodychi Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Narodychi Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°12′21″N 29°4′29″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZhytomyr Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerNarodychi
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,284 km2 (496 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 9,458
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

History

Eastern part of the district included protection areas similar to those of Chernobyl Exclusion Zone which were heavily polluted as a result of the radioactive fallout from Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

  • Eastern part of the Narodychi district was heavily polluted due to Chernobyl nuclear accident - Map of radiation levels in 1996 (Cs-137 component)
    Eastern part of the Narodychi district was heavily polluted due to Chernobyl nuclear accident - Map of radiation levels in 1996 (Cs-137 component)
  • Bazar UNR memorial
    Bazar UNR memorial

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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