Monastyryska Raion Explained

Monastyryska Raion
Native Name:Монастириський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Monastyryska Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Monastyryska Raion
Coordinates:49.0833°N 29°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Ternopil Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:   — city councils
P2:   — settlement councils
P3: — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
   — cities
P5:  
P6:46 — villages
P7:   — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1939
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Monastyryska
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:0.558
Population Total:25889
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:380-3555

Monastyryska Raion (Ukrainian: Монастириський район) was a raion (district) in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Monastyryska. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast to three. The area of Monastyryska Raion was merged into Chortkiv Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

The raion was created in 1939 during the World War II when Poland was partitioned between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union. Monastyryska Raion was created out of former Buchach County. Couple of years later it was abolished following the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. The raion was reinstated in 1944 after return of the Soviet regime.

Subdivisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[3]

People from Monastyryska Raion

See also

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. Web site: Монастириська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.