Iziaslav Raion
Iziaslav Raion (Ukrainian: Ізяславський район) was a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Iziaslav. It was established in 1923. One city and ninety-one villages were located in Iziaslav Raion. 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.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 41,972 (2020 est.)[3]
Iziaslav Raion
Ізяславський район | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 50°06′11″N 26°43′25″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Region | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Established | 7 March 1923 |
Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
Admin. center | Iziaslav |
Subdivisions | List
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Government | |
• Governor | Mihail S. Borisyuk |
Area | |
• Total | 1,250 km2 (480 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 41,972 |
• Density | 34/km2 (87/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Postal index | 30300—30375 |
Area code | 380-3852 |
Website | izadm |
Geography
Iziaslav Raion was a part of Volhynia. It was one out 20 raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It was a large raion and ranked as the 2nd among the largest with respect to the total area (1,258 km2 corresponding to 6.1% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).
Iziaslav Raion was southwest of Rivne Oblast (Ostroh Raion), northeast of Slavuta Raion, west of Shepetivka Raion, north of Krasyliv Raion, and northeast of Teofipol Raion and Bilohiria Raion. The Horyn, Vilia, Homora, Hnylyi Rig and other rivers flowed through the district. There were rail lines through the district (Shepetivka—Ternopil and Shepetivka—Starokostiantyniv).
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. Finally Iziaslav Raion was formed September 23, 1959.[4]
References
- "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 (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Адміністративно-територіяльний поділ Заславщини наприкінці XVIII – початку ХХІ ст. (in Ukrainian)
External links
- ic.km.ua/~izrda (in Ukrainian)
- Media related to Iziaslav Raion at Wikimedia Commons