Zhovkva Raion

Zhovkva Raion Жовківський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 23°53′37″E / 50.11444°N 23.89361°E / 50.11444; 23.89361Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 23°53′37″E / 50.11444°N 23.89361°E / 50.11444; 23.89361
Country	Ukraine
Region	Lviv Oblast
Established	1940
Admin. center	Zhovkva
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 160 — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	1,295 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	110,393
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	80300—80383
Area code	380-3252
Website	http://zhovkva.org.ua/ Zhovkva Raion

Zhovkva Raion (Ukrainian: Жо́вківський райо́н) is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Zhovkva. Population: 110,393 (2016 est.)^[1].

It was established in 1940.

Villages

Zashkiv, Zhovkva Raion.

People

• Yevhen Konovalets — a military commander of the UNR army and the leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists between 1929 and 1938.

See also

• Administrative divisions of Lviv Oblast

References

External links

• (in Ukrainian) zhovkva.org.ua