Admin. center Bilohirya Postal index 30200—30245 Date formed 1923 | Established March 7, 1923 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 776.3 km² | |
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Subdivisions List 0 — city councils 2 — settlement councils23 — rural councilsNumber of localities: 0 — cities 2 — urban-type settlements72 — villages 0 — rural settlements | ||
Bilohiria Raion (Ukrainian: Білогірський район) is a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Bilohiria. Its population is 28 128 inhabitants (01.01.2011). It was established in 1923. 2 urban-type settlements and 72 villages are located in Bilohiria Raion.
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Geography
Bilohiria Raion is a part of Volhynia and Podolia. It is one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. This is a small raion it occupies 17th place among the districts of the region (776.3 km² corresponds to 3.8% of the total area Khmelnytskyi Oblast).
Bilohiria Raion is south of Rivne Oblast (Ostroh Raion), southwest of Iziaslav Raion, north of Teofipol Raion, and east of Ternopil Oblast (Lanivtsi Raion and Shumsk Raion). The Horyn, Vilia, Poltva and other rivers flow through the district. There is a rail line through the district (Shepetivka—Ternopil).
History
From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of the Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of the Vinnytsia region. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of the Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of the Khmelnytskyi region. Finally Bilohirskyi Raion was formed September 23, 1959.