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
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 (Shepetivka—Polonne—Berdychiv).
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[3]
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]