Khoroshiv Raion

Khoroshiv Raion
Хорошівський район
Raion
Flag of Khoroshiv Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Khoroshiv Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°36′17″N 28°26′41″E / 50.60472°N 28.44472°E / 50.60472; 28.44472Coordinates: 50°36′17″N 28°26′41″E / 50.60472°N 28.44472°E / 50.60472; 28.44472
Country  Ukraine
Region Zhytomyr Oblast
Admin. center Khoroshiv
Subdivisions
Area
 • Total 869.8 km2 (335.8 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total Decrease 35 590
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Area code +380

Khoroshiv Raion (Ukrainian: Хорошівський район), until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Володарськ-Волинський район), is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Khoroshiv. The raion covers an area of 869.8 square kilometres (335.8 sq mi). Population: 35,590 (2013 est.)[1]

On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion to Khoroshiv Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[2] Volodarsk-Volynskyi was previously renamed to Khoroshiv.

References

  1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pro perejmenuvannja dejakih naselenih punktіv" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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