Horodok Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Horodok Raion (Ukrainian: Городоцький район, Horodots'kyi raion) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Horodok. Its population was 58,348 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 45,429(2020 est.)[4]

Horodok Raion

Городоцький район
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Coordinates: 47°46′36″N 27°19′27″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKhmelnytskyi Oblast
Established29 April 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerHorodok
Subdivisions
Government
  GovernorOleksandr Vorotnyi[1] (PR)
Area
  Total1,110 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total 45,429
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
32000—32067
Area code+380 3851
Websitehttp://goradm.inf.ua

History

Horodok Raion was located in the southwestern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Podolia historical region.[5] It was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]

Administrative divisions

Horodok Raion was divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into councils, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Horodok Raion was divided into:[1]

  • 1 city council—made up of the city of Horodok (administrative center)
  • 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of Sataniv
  • 29 village councils

Overall, the raion had a total of 74 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 71 villages, and one rural settlement.[1]

Places of interest

  • Sataniv Castle[6]

References

  1. "Horodok Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "Horodok and the raion". Castles and Monuments of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. Vlasenko, Petro. "Satanov (Khmelnitsky Oblast, SATANIV)". Photo travels around Ukraine and around (in Russian). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
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