Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 869.8 km² | Area code +380 Population 35,590 (2013) | |
Subdivisions List 0 — city councils 3 — settlement councils — rural councilsNumber of localities: 0 — cities 3 — urban-type settlements — villages — rural settlements | ||
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.)
Map of Volodars'ko-Volyns'kyi district, Zhytomyrska, Ukraine
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. Volodarsk-Volynskyi was previously renamed to Khoroshiv.
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