Country Ukraine Admin. center Letychiv Postal index 31500—31554 Population 29,209 (2012) Area code 3857 | Established March 7, 1923 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 951 km² Administrative center Letychiv Region Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
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Subdivisions List
0 — city councils
2 — settlement councils
19 — rural councils
Number of localities:
0 — cities
2 — urban-type settlements
55 — villages
0 — rural settlements | ||
Letychiv Raion (Ukrainian: Летичівський район, Letychivs'kyi raion) is one of the 20 administrative raions (a district) of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the urban-type settlement of Letychiv. Its population was 34,588 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 29,209 as of 2012.
Contents
- Map of Letychivskyi district Khmelnytska Ukraine
- Geography
- History
- Administrative divisions
- Places of interest
- References
Map of Letychivs'kyi district, Khmelnytska, Ukraine
Geography
The Letychiv Raion is located in the eastern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Volhynia and Podolia historical regions. One of the main rivers that runs through the raion is the Southern Bug. To its east, it borders upon the Lityn Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast.
History
The Letychiv Raion was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. It was established along with the Medzhybizh Raion, both of which compromise the Letychiv Raion's current territorial boundaries.
In 1959, the raion's territory was expanded with the annexation of the Derazhnia Raion, Stara Syniava Raion, and Medzhybizh Raions. In 1967, the Derazhnia and Stara Syniava Raions were separated from the Letychiv Raion, leaving it with its current boundaries.
Administrative divisions
The Letychiv Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion's urban localities administer their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.
Accordingly, the Letychiv Raion is divided into:
Overall, the raion has a total of 57 populated localities, consisting of two urban-type settlements, and 55 villages.