Polonne Raion Explained

Polonne Raion
Native Name:Полонський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Polonne Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Polonne Raion
Mapsize:125px
Coordinates:50.0736°N 27.4489°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:  1 — city councils
P2:  1 — settlement councils
P3:17 — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
  1 — cities
P5:  
P6:44 — villages
P7:  1 — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1923
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Polonne
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Alexander M. Dekhtyaruk
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:866
Population Total:42649
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
Postal Code:30500—30545
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:380-3843

Polonne Raion (Ukrainian: Полонський район) was a raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Polonne. It was established in 1923. 1 city (Polonne), 1 urban-type settlement and 45 villages were located in Polonne Raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Polonne Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was

Geography

Polonne Raion was a part of Volhynia. It was one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. This was a small raion, it occupied 15th place among the districts of the region (866 km² corresponds to 4,2% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).

Polonne Raion was east of Shepetivka Raion, north of Starokostiantyniv Raion, west and south-west of Zhytomyr Oblast (Liubar Raion, Romaniv Raion and Baranivka Raion). The Sluch, Homora, Derevychka, Smilka and other rivers flowed through the district. There was a rail line through the district (ShepetivkaPolonneBerdychiv).

Subdivisions

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

History

From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of Vinnytsia Oblast. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Finally Polonne Raion was formed December 8, 1966.[4]

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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: Полонська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
  4. http://www.myslenedrevo.com.ua/uk/Sci/Local/Zaslav/Empires/AdminDivision.html Адміністративно-територіяльний поділ Заславщини наприкінці XVIII – початку ХХІ ст.