Zhytomyr Raion
Zhytomyr Raion
Житомирський район | |
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Raion | |
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| 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 | 31 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 613,311 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (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. The raion covers an area of 1,441 square kilometres (556 sq mi). Population: 613,311 (2021 est.)[1]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Zhytomyr Raion was significantly expanded. [2][3] Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 square kilometres (334.1 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 72,213 (2020 est.)[4]
In 1928-39 the raion was known as Troyaniv Raion centered in a town of Troyaniv (today a small village).
References[]
- ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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