Khoroshiv Raion
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Khoroshiv Raion
Хорошівський район | |
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| Coordinates: 50°36′17″N 28°26′41″E / 50.60472°N 28.44472°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Admin. center | Khoroshiv |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 869.8 km2 (335.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total |  35 590 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
Khoroshiv Raion (Template:Lang-uk), until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (Template:Lang-uk), is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Khoroshiv. The raion covers an area of 869.8 square kilometres (335.8 sq mi). Population: 35,590 (2013 est.)[1]
On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion to Khoroshiv Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2] Volodarsk-Volynskyi was previously renamed to Khoroshiv.
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktiv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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