Summary
Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of 1,896 square kilometres (732 sq mi) and centers on the city of Vyzhnytsia. Population: 89,606 (2022 estimate).[1]
Vyzhnytsia Raion
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| Coordinates: 48°11′14″N 25°20′16″E / 48.18722°N 25.33778°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Established | 1940 |
| Admin. center | Vyzhnytsia |
| Subdivisions | 9 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,896 km2 (732 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 89,606 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 592xx |
| Area code | 380 3730 |
| Website | http://vdc.cv.ua |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Vyzhnytsia Raion was significantly expanded. One abolished raion, Putyla Raion, and a part of one more abolished raion, Kitsman Raion, were merged into Vyzhnytsia Raion.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 55,095 (2020 est.).[4]
Subdivisions edit
Current edit
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9 hromadas:[3]
- Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Banyliv, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Berehomet, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Brusnytsia rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Brusnytsia, transferred from Kitsman Raion;[5]
- Koniatyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Koniatyn, transferred from Putyla Raion;[6]
- Putyla settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Putyla, transferred from Putyla Raion;[6]
- Seliatyn rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Seliatyn, transferred from Putyla Raion;[6]
- Ust-Putyla rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Ust-Putyla, transferred from Putyla Raion;[6]
- Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in the city of Vashkivtsi, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion;
- Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in the city of Vyzhnytsia, retained from Vyzhnytsia Raion.
Before 2020 edit
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[7]
- Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in Banyliv;
- Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in Berehomet;
- Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in Vashkivtsi;
- Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in Vyzhnytsia.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ a b "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Кіцманська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ a b c d "Путильська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Вижницька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
External links edit
- Web page on the website of Regional State Administration (in Ukrainian)