Turka Raion

Turka Raion (Ukrainian: Турківський район) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Turka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 48,933 (2020 est.).[3]

Turka Raion
Турківський район
Flag of Turka Raion
Coat of arms of Turka Raion
Coordinates: 49°5′26″N 23°0′57″E
Country Ukraine
RegionLviv Oblast
Established1939
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerTurka
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 65 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
  Total1,193 km2 (461 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total48,933
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
82500—82566
Area code380-3269
Websitehttp://trda.lv.ukrtel.net

It was established in 1939.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4]

  • Borynia settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Borynia;
  • Turka urban hromada with the administration in Turka.

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