Shepetivka Raion
Shepetivka Raion
Шепетівський район | |
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| Coordinates: 50°08′06″N 27°10′25″E / 50.13500°N 27.17361°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Established | 1923 |
| Admin. center | Shepetivka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Mykola S. Kovalchuk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 32,100 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 30410—30457 |
| Area code | 380-3840 |
| Website | www |
Shepetivka Raion (Ukrainian: Шепетівський район) is a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Shepetivka. Its population is 32,100 (2020 est.)[1]
It was established in 1923. 1 city (Shepetivka — city of regional significance), 1 urban-type settlement (Hrytsiv) and 68 villages are located in Shepetivka Raion.
Geography
Shepetivka Region is a part of Volhynia. It is one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It is a large Raion and ranks as the 8th among the largest with respect to the total area (1 160 km² corresponding to 5.6% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).
Shepetivka Raion is southeast of Slavuta Raion, southwest of Zhytomyr Oblast (Baranivka Raion), west of Polonne Raion, north of Starokostiantyniv Raion, and east of Iziaslav Raion. The Homora, Korchyk, Tsvitoha, Smilka and other rivers flow through the district. There is a rail lines through the districts (Shepetivka—Slavuta—Zdolbuniv), Shepetivka—Iziaslav—Ternopil, Shepetivka—Starokostiantyniv, Shepetivka—Polonne and Shepetivka—Novohrad-Volynskyi.
History
From 1923 to 1932, the district was part of the Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of the Vinnytsia region. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of the Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of the Khmelnytskyi region.[2]
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ Адміністративно-територіяльний поділ Заславщини наприкінці XVIII – початку ХХІ ст. (in Ukrainian)
External links
- www.sheprda.ho.ua (in Ukrainian)
- Хмельницька обласна рада. Passport Shepetivka Raion (doc) (in Ukrainian)
Media related to Shepetivskyi Raion at Wikimedia Commons
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