Zhytomyr Raion

Zhytomyr Raion
Zhytomyr Raion; Житомирський район
	Raion
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 50°12′17″N 28°38′55″E / 50.20472°N 28.64861°ECoordinates: 50°12′17″N 28°38′55″E / 50.20472°N 28.64861°E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zhytomyr Oblast
Admin. center	Zhytomyr
Subdivisions	List 0 — city councils; 3 — settlement councils; — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; 0 — cities; 3 — urban-type settlements; — villages; — rural settlements;
Area
• Total	1,441 km2 (556 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	70,054
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code	+380

Zhytomyr Raion (Ukrainian: Житомирський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr, which however does not belong to the district and is incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance. The raion covers an area of 1,441 square kilometres (556 sq mi). Population: 70,054 (2013 est.)^[1]

In 1928-39 the raion was known as Troyaniv Raion centered in a town of Troyaniv (today a small village).

References

↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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[ua2013estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.