Olevsk Raion

Olevsk Raion (Ukrainian: Олевський район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Olevsk. The raion covered an area of 2,248 square kilometres (868 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 Olevsk Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 40,721 (2020 est.)[3]

Olevsk Raion
Олевський район
Raion
Flag of Olevsk Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Olevsk Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 51°13′27″N 27°39′10″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZhytomyr Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerOlevsk
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   5 — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   5 — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total2,248 km2 (868 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 40,721
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

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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