Popilnia Raion

Popilnia Raion (Ukrainian: Попільнянський район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Popilnia. The raion covered an area of 1,037 square kilometres (400 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 Popilnia Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 30,106 (2020 est.)[3]

Popilnia Raion
Попільнянський район
Raion
Flag of Popilnia Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Popilnia Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°56′43″N 29°27′11″E
Country Ukraine
RegionZhytomyr Oblast
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPopilnia
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  •  — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,037 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • TotalDecrease 30 106
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code+380

Notable People

Mikhail Baron (Russian: Михаи́л Дави́дович Ба́рон; b. 1894) was a founder of the Ukrainian Red Cossacks.

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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