Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast

Zolochiv Raion
Золочівський район
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Coordinates: 49°47′28″N 24°47′38″E / 49.79111°N 24.79389°E / 49.79111; 24.79389
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
Established1939
Admin. centerZolochiv
Subdivisions7 hromadas
Area
 • Total2,888 km2 (1,115 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total158,943
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
80700—80762
Area code380-3265
WebsiteZolochiv Raion

Zolochiv Raion (Ukrainian: Золочівський район) is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.[2] Its administrative center is the city of Zolochiv. Population: 158,943 (2022 estimate).[1]

It was established in 1939.

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Zolochiv Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Brody and Busk Raions, were merged into Zolochiv Raion. At the same time, part of Zolochiv Raion was transferred to Lviv Raion.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 68,394 (2020 est.).[5]

Subdivisions

Current

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7 hromadas:[4]

  • Brody urban hromada with the administration in the city of Brody, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Busk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Busk, transferred from Busk Raion;[7]
  • Krasne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasne, transferred from Busk Raion;[7]
  • Pidkamin settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Pidkamin, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Pomoriany settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Pomoriany, retained from Zolochiv Raion;
  • Zabolottsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Zabolottsi, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Zolochiv urban hromada with the administration in the city of Zolochiv, retained from Zolochiv Raion.

Before 2020

Zolochiv Raion in Lviv Oblast (1966-2020)

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of three hromadas,[8]

  • Hlyniany urban hromada with the administration in the city of Hlyniany, transferred to Lviv Raion;
  • Pomoriany settlement hromada with the administration in Pomoriany;
  • Zolochiv urban hromada with the administration in Zolochiv.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ (in Ukrainian) Maps of the new raions, Government Portal "decentralisation" (17 July 2020)
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ a b "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b c "Бродівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  7. ^ a b "Буська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  8. ^ "Золочівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.

External links

  • zolochiv.ridne.net (in Ukrainian)
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