Narodychi Raion | |
Native Name: | Народицький район |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | Raion |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Narodychi Raion |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Narodychi Raion |
Mapsize: | 225px |
Coordinates: | 51.2058°N 29.0747°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | coll |
P1: | 0 — city councils |
P2: | 1 — settlement councils |
P3: | — rural councils |
P4: | Number of localities: 0 — cities |
P5: | |
P6: | — villages |
P7: | — rural settlements |
Established Title1: | Established |
Established Date1: | 1923 |
Established Title2: | Disestablished |
Established Date2: | 18 July 2020 |
Seat Type: | Admin. center |
Seat: | Narodychi |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Title1: | Chairman |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1284 |
Population Total: | 9458 |
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 |
Narodychi Raion (uk|Народицький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Narodychi. The last estimate of the raion population before its abolition in 2020 was
The raion was located in the Polesian Lowland. It covered an area of 1284km2.
Narodychi Raion was formed in 1923. During World War II, the raion was occupied by Nazi Germany between 1941 and November 1943.[1]
As a result of the Chernobyl disaster, people were permanently evacuated from numerous villages in the raion.[1]
Narodychi 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 Narodychi Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[2] [3]
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, Narodychi Raion had a population of 11,439 people, predominantly ethnic Ukrainians.[1] By 2020, the population had declined to 9,458.