Admin. center Pohrebysche Postal index 22200—22271 Area 1,199 km² Subdivisions 57 | Established 1923 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code 380-4346 Population 30,675 (2015) | |
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Pohrebyshche Raion (Ukrainian: Погребищенський район, translit. Pohrebyschens'kyi raion) is a raion (district) of Vinnytsia Oblast in west-central Ukraine. The administrative center of the district is the town of Pohrebyshche. Population: 30,675 (2015 est.)
Contents
- Map of Pohrebyshchenskyi district Vinnytsia Oblast Ukraine
- Geography
- History
- Subdivisions
- Town
- Famous people from Pohrebyshche Raion
- References
Map of Pohrebyshchens'kyi district, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Geography
Pohrebyshche Raion is situated on the Podillian forest-steppe area in the north-eastern part of Vinnytsia Oblast. To the north it borders Zhytomyr Oblast (Ruzhyn Raion) and to the east Kiev Oblast (Skvyra Raion, Volodarka Raion, Tetiiv Raion). The Ros River finds its source in the village of Ordyntsi in the Pohrebyshche Raion.
History
Pohrebyshche Raion was formed on March 7, 1923 as a part of Kiev Governorate, but on February 27, 1932 it was included in the newly formed Vinnytsia Oblast. Although the area of the raion has changed over the years. The biggest change was in 1963 when Plyskiv Raion was dissolved.
Subdivisions
There are one town, 57 villages and five minor settlements in the Pohrebyshche Raion. There are one city council and 26 village councils.