Vyzhnytsia Raion Explained
| Vyzhnytsia Raion |
| Native Name: | Вижницький район |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | Raion |
| Flag Alt: | Flag of Vyzhnytsia Raion |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Vyzhnytsia Raion |
| Image Map1: | Vizhnickiy rayon 2020.svg |
| Coordinates: | 48.1872°N 25.3378°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1940 |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts: | 9 hromadas |
| Seat Type: | Admin. center |
| Seat: | Vyzhnytsia |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Title1: | Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1896 |
| Population Total: | 89606 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| 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: | 592xx |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 380 3730 |
| Website: | http://vdc.cv.ua |
Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of 1896km2 and centers on the city of Vyzhnytsia. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Vyzhnytsia Raion was significantly expanded. One abolished raion, Putyla Raion, and a part of one more abolished raion, Kitsman Raion, were merged into Vyzhnytsia Raion.[1] [2] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Subdivisions
Current
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9 hromadas:[2]
- Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Banyliv, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Berehomet, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Brusnytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Brusnytsia, transferred from Kitsman Raion;[3]
- Koniatyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Koniatyn, transferred from Putyla Raion;[4]
- Putyla settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement of Putyla, transferred from Putyla Raion;[4]
- Seliatyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Seliatyn, transferred from Putyla Raion;[4]
- Ust-Putyla rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Ust-Putyla, transferred from Putyla Raion;[4]
- Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in the city of Vashkivtsi, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in the city of Vyzhnytsia, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion.
Before 2020
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[5]
- Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in Banyliv;
- Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in Berehomet;
- Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in Vashkivtsi;
- Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in Vyzhnytsia.
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Notes and References
- News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
- Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
- Web site: Кіцманська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
- Web site: Путильська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.) . Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
- Web site: Вижницька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.). Портал об'єднаних громад України . Russian.
