Hoshcha

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Hoshcha
Гоща
Hoszcza
Urban-type settlement
Свято-Михайлівська церква в Гощі.jpg
Flag of Hoshcha
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Coat of arms of Hoshcha
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Hoshcha is located in Rivne Oblast
Hoshcha
Hoshcha
Location of Hoshcha in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 26°40′31″E / 50.59861°N 26.67528°E / 50.59861; 26.67528Coordinates: 50°35′55″N 26°40′31″E / 50.59861°N 26.67528°E / 50.59861; 26.67528
Country Ukraine
Province Rivne Oblast
DistrictFlag of Hoshcha raion.svg Hoshcha Raion
Founded1152
Town status1957
Government
 • MayorMykola Panchuk
Area
 • Total7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total5,121
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
35400
Area code+380 3650
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Hoshcha (Ukrainian: Гоща; Polish: Hoszcza) is an urban-type settlement in Rivne Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.

It serves as the administrative center of Hoshcha Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings.

Its population was 5,121 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 5,300 (2021 est.)[3]

History[]

Hoshcha was first founded in 1152 and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1957.

References[]

  1. ^ "Hoshcha (Rivne Oblast, Hoscha Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Hoshcha, Rivne Oblast, Hoshcha Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 5 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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