Borshchiv Raion

Coordinates: 48°48′17″N 26°02′25″E / 48.80483°N 26.04034°E

Borshchiv raion
Борщівський район
Raion
Country  Ukraine
Region Ternopil Oblast
Admin. center Borshchiv
Subdivisions
Area
  Total 1,006 km2 (388 sq mi)
Population
  Total 75,358
  Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 487
Area code 380
Website Verkhovna Rada website

Borshchiv raion (Ukrainian: Борщівський район, translit. Borschivs’kyi raion) is a raion (a district within Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, an area known as Galicia. The administrative center of the raion is Borshchiv.

Demographics

The district's population is 75,358. Of this, 19,621 are urban inhabitants (mostly concentrated in Borshchiv).

Geography

The territory of Borshchiv raion is 1,006 square kilometers (100,600 hectares).

Villages

There are 70 villages (selo) within the raion, 2 urban-type settlements and one city (misto) - Borshchiv. The major villages in Borshchiv district include:

Names are given in Ukrainian followed by Polish and Russian names in brackets. Some of the villages listed below (those located to the southeast of Borshchiv), belong administratively to the bordering Zalishchytskyi Raion.

See also

References

  1. Ostergard, Carey; Nicola, Chris (June–July 2004). "Q&A: The darkest days". National geographic adventure (New York: National Geographic Society) 6 (5). OCLC 60657103. Retrieved 25 December 2009.

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