Pohrebyshche Raion
| Pohrebysche Raion Погребищенський район | |||
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| Raion | |||
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| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Province | Vinnytsia Oblast | ||
| Established | 1923 | ||
| Admin. center | Pohrebysche | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Administration | Vasyl Pavlovych Osadchuk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 37,704 | ||
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 22200—22271 | ||
| Area code | 380-4346 | ||
| Website | Pohrebyschenskyi Raion | ||
Pohrebysche Raion (Ukrainian: Погребищенський район, translit. Pohrebyschens'kyi raion) is a raion (district) of Vinnytsia Oblast in west-central Ukraine.
Geography
The Pohrebysche Raion is situated on the Podillian forest-steppe area in the north-eastern part of Vinnytsia Oblast. To the north it borders Zhytomyr Oblast (Ruzhyn Raion) and to the east Kiev Oblast (Skvyra Raion, Volodarka Raion, Tetiiv Raion). The Ros River finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in the Pohrebysche Raion.
History
The Pohrebysche Raion was formed on March 7, 1923 as a part of Kiev Governorate, but on February 27, 1932 it was included in the newly formed Vinnytsia Oblast. Although the area of the raion has changed over the years. The biggest change was in 1963 when Plyskiv Raion was dissolved.
Subdivisions
There are one city, 57 villages and five minor settlements in the Pohrebysche Raion. There are one city council and 26 village councils.
City
- Pohrebysche (Погребище)
Villages
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Famous people from Pohrebyschenskyi Raion
- S. Aliekseiev, writer
- A. Kocherha, opera singer
- N. Prysiazhniuk, ethnographer
- Valentyn Rechmedin, writer, journalist
- M. Sokolovskyi, guitarist
- Michał Tyszkiewicz, diplomat
- H. Yablonska, folk artist
- Ivan Yerofeiv, writer
- Ivan Zaianchkovskyi, scientist, writer
See also
References
- Nina Hnatiuk: Vinnytchyna. (Kiev 1998). ISBN 966-95200-2-9.
- Petro Tronko: Istoriya mist i sil Ukrainskoi RSR. Vinnytska oblast. (Kiev 1972).
- Pohrebyschenskyi Raion's page at Verkhovna Rada
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