Khoroshiv Raion

Khoroshiv Raion
Хорошівський район
Raion
Flag of Khoroshiv Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Khoroshiv Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°36′17″N 28°26′41″E / 50.60472°N 28.44472°E / 50.60472; 28.44472Coordinates: 50°36′17″N 28°26′41″E / 50.60472°N 28.44472°E / 50.60472; 28.44472
Country  Ukraine
Region Zhytomyr Oblast
Admin. center Khoroshiv
Subdivisions
Area
  Total 869.8 km2 (335.8 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total Decrease 35 590
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code +380

Khoroshiv Raion (Ukrainian: Хорошівський район), until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Володарськ-Волинський район), is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Khoroshiv. The raion covers an area of 869.8 square kilometres (335.8 sq mi). Population: 35,590(2013 est.)[1]

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion to Khoroshiv Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2] Volodarsk-Volynskyi was previously renamed to Khoroshiv.

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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