Turiisk Raion Explained

Turiysk Raion
Native Name:Турійський район
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Raion
Flag Alt:Flag of Turiysk Raion
Shield Alt:Coat of arms of Turiysk Raion
Coordinates:51.1°N 24.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Volyn Oblast
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:coll
P1:   — city councils
P2:   — settlement councils
P3: — rural councils

P4:Number of localities:
   — cities
P5:  
P6:74 — villages
P7:   — rural settlements
Established Title1:Established
Established Date1:1965
Established Title2:Disestablished
Established Date2:18 July 2020
Seat Type:Admin. center
Seat:Turiysk
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Title1:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1205
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:380-3363

Turiisk Raion (Ukrainian: Турійський район) was a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Turiisk. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Kovel Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Volyn Oblast to four.[1] [2] The last estimate of the raion population was According to the 2001 Census, the population was 29,043.

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  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.