Berezhanskyi Raion

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Berezhanskyi Raion
Бережанський район
Location of Berezhanskyi Raion on the map of Ukraine.
General data
Country: Ukraine
Oblast: Ternopil Oblast
Established:
Area: 661 km²
Population:
Total:
Density

44,447
67.29 p/km²
Area code: 380-XXXX
Postal index:
Administrative subdivisions
Center: Berezhany
Cities: 1
Towns: 0
Villages: 56
Official information
Governor: Roman Konstiantynovych Vysotskyi
Website: Verkhovna Rada website

Berezhanskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Бережанський район) is a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Halychyna (Galicia). The administrative center is the city of Berezhany. Some 50 km away from Ternopil and ca 80 km away from Lviv. The river Zolota Lypa, Dniester tributary crosses the district from the north to the south. River forms a large lake north of Berezhany.

Population of the district is 44,447 inhabitants. Territory covers 661 km². Theare 56 villages and 1 town (Berezhany) in the district.

There are following villages in the district (Ukrainian and Polish / Russian spellings are given):

Villages are ranked after size

  • Narayiv (Narajow / Narayev) - 1.799 inhabitants (river Narayivka flows through the village)
  • Shybalyn (Szybalyn / Shibalin) - 1.359 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1451)
  • Zhukiv (Zukow / Zhukov) - 929 inhabitants
  • Verbiv (Werbow / Verbov) - 865 inhabitants
  • Vilkhovets (Olchowiec / Olkhovets) - 765 inhabitants
  • Bozhykiv (Bozykow / Bozhykov) - 670 inhabitants (village was known as Kvitkove in Soviet time)
  • Bishche (Biszcze) - 547 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1086)
  • Rybnyky (Rybniki / Ribniki) - 323 inhabitants
  • Pidvysoke (Podwysokie / Podvysokoye) - 317 inhabitants
  • Baranivka (Baranowka / Baranovka) - 250 inhabitants
  • Pavliv (Pawlow / Pavlov) - 191 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1488)
  • Baznykivka (Baznikowka / Baznikovka) - 116 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1731)

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Coordinates: 49°27′N, 24°56′E