Sokal Raion

Sokal Raion (Ukrainian: Сокальський район, Sokal’s’kyi raion) is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Sokal. It had a population of 98,123 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 92,801 (2016 est.)[3].

Sokal Raion Сокальський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 50°23′08″N 24°06′14″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Lviv Oblast
Established	1939
Admin. center	Sokal
Subdivisions	List    — city councils    — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:    — cities    — urban-type settlements 101 — villages    — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Mykola Mysak[1]
Area
• Total	1,573 km2 (607 sq mi)
Population  (2016)
• Total	92,801
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	80000—80086
Area code	380-3257
Website	www.sokal-rda.gov.ua

The Sokal Raion has a total of 106 populated settlements: four are cities subordinate to the raion administration, including Belz, Velyki Mosty, Sokal, and Uhniv; one urban-type settlement, Zhvyrka; and 101 villages.[2]

The raion borders Poland to the west, Volyn Oblast to the north, and Lviv Oblast's Radekhiv Raion to the east, and the Kamianka-Buzka and Zhovkva Raions to the south.

The raion was established in 1939[2] with the annexation of Western Ukraine to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1951, the raion's administration was expanded to include territories ceded from the Lublin Voivodeship of the People's Republic of Poland during the 1951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchange. During the transfer, the cities of Bełz, Uhnów, Krystynopol, and Waręż were transferred to Ukraine.[4]

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  St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church in Belz.
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  Holy Spirit Church in Chervonohrad, ca. 1750s.
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  The city hall in Sokal.
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  St. Mark's Church in Variazh.