Derazhnia Raion

Derazhnia Raion (Ukrainian: Деражнянський район, Derazhnians'kyi raion) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Derazhnia. Its population was 38,289 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three.[2][3] The last estimate of the raion population was 30,458 (2020 est.)[4]

Derazhnia Raion Деражнянський район
Raion
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°13′13″N 27°27′52″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Established	7 March 1923
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Derazhnia
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   2 — settlement councils 27 — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   2 — urban-type settlements 59 — villages   0 — rural settlements
Government
• Governor	Liudmila Striletska[1] (PR)
Area
• Total	910 km^2 (350 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	30,458
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	32200—32264
Area code	+380 3856

Geography

Derazhnia Raion was located in the central-eastern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Podolia historical region.[5] Its total area constituted 910 square kilometres (350 sq mi). To its south and east, the raion bordered upon the neighboring Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr Oblasts, respectively.

History

Derazhnia Raion was first established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[6] During the same reorganization the Vovkovyntsi Raion was created with its administrative center in Vovkovyntsi, which existed until it was merged with the Derazhnia Raion in 1958.[6]

Administrative divisions

Derazhnia Raion was divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into councils, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, Derazhnia Raion was divided into:[1][5]

• 1 city council—made up of the city of Derazhnia (administrative center)
• 2 settlement councils—made up of the urban-type settlements of Vovkovyntsi and Lozove
• 27 village councils

Overall, the raion had a total of 62 populated localities, consisting of one city, two urban-type settlements, and 59 villages.[1][5]

References

1. "Derazhnia Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
4. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
5. "Geographical statistics of the Derazhnia Raion". Derazhnia Raion Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 January 2013.
6. "Short historical reference of the Derazhnia Raion". Derazhnia Raion Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 January 2013.

External links

• "Main Page". Derazhnia Raion Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 January 2013.