Ovruch Raion (Ukrainian: Овруцький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Ovruch. The raion covered an area of 3,222 square kilometres (1,244 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Ovruch Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 53,916 (2020 est.).[3]
Ovruch Raion
Овруцький район | |
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Coordinates: 51°19′18″N 28°48′50″E / 51.32167°N 28.81389°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Region | Zhytomyr Oblast |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Ovruch |
Subdivisions | List
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Area | |
• Total | 3,222 km2 (1,244 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 53,916 |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Area code | +380 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 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.
External links
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