Khoroshiv Raion Explained

Khoroshiv Raion
Native Name:Хорошівський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Khoroshiv Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Khoroshiv Raion
Mapsize:225px
Coordinates:50.6047°N 28.4447°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Zhytomyr Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  0 — city councils
P2:  3 — settlement councils
P3: — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  0 — cities
P5:  
P6: — villages
P7:   — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Khoroshiv
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:869.8
Population Total: 33828
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EET
Utc Offset1:+02:00
Timezone1 Dst:EEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+03:00
Postal Code Type:Postal index
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380

Khoroshiv Raion (Ukrainian: Хорошівський район), until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Володарськ-Волинський район), was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Khoroshiv. The raion covered an area of 869.8km2. 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 Khoroshiv Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion to Khoroshiv Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3] Volodarsk-Volynskyi was previously renamed to Khoroshiv.

Notes and References

  1. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  2. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  3. News: Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv. 21 May 2016. Holos Ukrainy. Ukrainian. 1 June 2016.