Bilohiria Raion

Bilohiria Raion (Ukrainian: Білогірський район) is a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bilohiria. Its population is 28 128 inhabitants (01.01.2011).[1] It was established in 1923. 2 urban-type settlements and 72 villages are located in Bilohiria Raion.

Bilohiria Raion

Білогірський район
Raion
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Ukraine
Region Khmelnytskyi Oblast
EstablishedMarch 7, 1923
Admin. centerBilohirya
Subdivisions
Government
 • GovernorLudmyla V. Yanyshyna
Area
 • Total776.3 km2 (299.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total28,128
 • Density36/km2 (94/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
30200—30245
Area code380-3841
Websitebil-rada.at.ua

Geography
View of Bilohirya.

Bilohiria Raion is a part of Volhynia. It is one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. This is a small raion it occupies 17th place among the districts of the region (776.3 km² corresponds to 3.8% of the total area Khmelnytskyi Oblast).

Bilohiria Raion is south of Rivne Oblast (Ostroh Raion), southwest of Iziaslav Raion, north of Teofipol Raion, and east of Ternopil Oblast (Lanivtsi Raion and Shumsk Raion). The Horyn, Vilia, Poltva and other rivers flow through the district. There is a rail line through the district (Shepetivka—Ternopil).

History

The raion (district) was created on 7 March 1923 as Lyakhivtsi Raion within Shepetivka Okruha, Volhynia Governorate. In 1925 all governorates of Ukraine were liquidated.

From 1923 to 1930 the district was part of the Shepetivka Okruha (see Okruhas of Ukraine). In 1930 all okruhas of Ukraine were liquidated. In 1932 it was included to the newly formed Vinnytsia Oblast. In 1935-37 Lyakhivtsi Raion was part of the Soviet Shepetivka border okrug (still part of Vinnytsia Oblast), which was part of border okrug system that stretched along the western border of the Soviet Union.

In 1937 there was created Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast based on three border okrugs (Kamianets-Podilskyi, Proskuriv, and Shepetivka). Lyakhivtsi Raion became a part of the newly formed oblast. During the World War II, raion was occupied by the Nazi Germany in 1941-1944 and was dissolved, while its territory was part of the Wolhynien und Podolien General bezirk. Following the war, Kamianets-Podilskyi Oblast was revived, while in 1946 Lyakhivtsi were renamed to Bilohiria, while Lyakhivtsi Raion became Bilohiria Raion. In 1954 the administrative center was moved from Kamianets-Podilskyi to Khemlnytskyi (before 1954 Proskuriv) and the oblast was renamed as Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Finally Bilohirskyi Raion was formed September 23, 1959.[2]

References
  1. Державний комітет статистики України. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2011 року, Київ-2011 (doc) Archived October 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  2. Адміністративно-територіяльний поділ Заславщини наприкінці XVIII – початку ХХІ ст. (in Ukrainian)

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