Country Ukraine Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 869.8 km² Administrative center Khoroshiv | Admin. center Khoroshiv Area code +380 Population 35,590 (2013) Region Zhytomyr Oblast | |
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Subdivisions List
0 — city councils
3 — settlement councils
— rural councils
Number 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.
References
Khoroshiv Raion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA