Horodok Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Horodok Raion (Ukrainian: Городоцький район, [Horodots'kyi raion] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is ane o the 20 admeenistrative raions (a destrict) o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in wastren Ukraine. Its admeenistrative centre is locatit in the ceety o Horodok. Its population wis 58,348 as o the 2001 Ukrainian Census[1] and 49,939 as of 2012.

Horodok Raion

Городоцький район
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Coordinates: 47°46′36″N 27°19′27″E / 47.77667°N 27.32417°E / 47.77667; 27.32417Coordinates: 47°46′36″N 27°19′27″E / 47.77667°N 27.32417°E / 47.77667; 27.32417
Kintra Ukraine
RegionKhmelnytskyi Oblast
Established29 Apryle 1923
Disestablished2020
Admeen. centreHorodok
Subdiveesions
Govrenment
 • GovrenorOleksandr Vorotnyi[1] (PR)
Area
 • Total1110 km2 (430 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • TotalDecrease 49,939
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index
32000—32067
Aurie code+380 3851
Websitehttp://goradm.inf.ua

History

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The Horodok Raion is locatit in the soothwastren pairt o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding tae the modren-day boondars o the Podolia historical region.[2] It wis established on 7 Mairch 1923 as pairt o a full-scale admeenistrative reorganisation o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[1]

Admeenistrative diveesions

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The Horodok Raion is dividit in a wey that follaes the general admeenistrative scheme in Ukraine. Local govrenment is organisit alang a similar scheme naitionwide. Consequently, raions are subdividit intae cooncils, which are the prime level o admeenistrative diveesion in the kintra.

Each o the raion's urban localities admeenister their awn cooncils, aften conteenin a few ither veelages athin its jurisdiction. Housomeivver, anerly a handful o landwart localities are organisit intae cooncils, which mey conteen a few veelages athin its jurisdiction an aw.

Accordinly, the Horodok Raion is dividit intae:[1]

  • 1 ceety cooncil—made up o the ceety o Horodok (admeenistrative centre)
  • 1 dounset cooncil—made up o the urban-teep dounset o Sataniv
  • 29 veelage cooncils

Oweraw, the raion haes a total o 74 populatit localities, consistin o ane ceety, ane urban-teep dounset, 71 veelages, an ane landwart dounset.[1]

Places o interest

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References

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  1. a b c d e "Horodok Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 9 Januar 2013.
  2. "Horodok and the raion". Castles and Monuments of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 9 Januar 2013.
  3. Vlasenko, Petro. "Satanov (Khmelnitsky Oblast, SATANIV)". Photo travels around Ukraine and around (in Russian). Retrieved 9 Januar 2013.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

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