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