Zhytomyr Oblast is subdivided into districts ( raions ) which are subdivided into municipalities ( hromadas ).
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four. [1] [2] These are:
Zhytomyr Oblast | |
As of January 1, 2022 | |
Number of districts (raions) | 4 |
Number of municipalities (hromadas) | 66 |
In 2020, Zhytomyr Oblast was subdivided into 28 regions: 23 districts ( raions ) and 5 city municipalities (mis'krada or misto), officially known as territories governed by city councils. [3]
Marchlewszczyzna was a Polish National District in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic created as an experiment and as part of the Soviet korenizatsia campaign in Zhytomyr Okruha to the west of Zhytomyr on 21 July 1925 by resolution of the Little Presidium of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee. Its capital, the town of Dovbysh, was renamed later in 1926 as Marchlewsk. The district was one of 32 other national districts that were created in the Ukrainian SSR during that period (1924-1939). Creation of the district was based on standards adopted by the fourth session of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee and recommendations of the Central Commission in affairs of National Minorities at that executive committee. It was created to implement an idea in creation of Polish national districts on territories of Ukrainian and Belarusian SSRs.
Zhytomyr Oblast, also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna, is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Zhytomyr. Its population is approximately 1,179,032.
Brusyliv District (raion) (Ukrainian: Брусилівський район, translit. Brusylivs'kyi raion) was a raion (district) in the eastern part of Zhytomyr Oblast of northern Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Brusyliv, and it additionally consisted of 36 villages. The territory was 625 square kilometres (241 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 19 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Brusyliv Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 14,539 (2020 est.)
Luhyny is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Luhyny Raion. Population: 3,868 In 2001, population was 4,692. Its area is 5 km2.
Pulyny, from 1935 until 2016 called Chervonoarmiisk, is an urban-type settlement in Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to the 2020 administrative reform, it was the administrative center of Pulyny Raion. Population: 5,141
Zviahel is a city in Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. The city serves as the administrative center of Zviahel Raion (district). Population: 55,086.
Berdychiv Raion is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Berdychiv. The raion is located in the southern part of the oblast; the distance between Zhytomyr and Berdychiv is 43 kilometres (27 mi). Population: 156,419.
Korosten Raion is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Korosten. The raion covers an area of 10,897.6 square kilometres (4,207.6 sq mi). It makes Korosten raion the largest by area in Ukraine. Population: 251,208.
Luhyny Raion was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Luhyny. The raion covered an area of 994 square kilometres (384 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Luhyny Raion was merged into Korosten Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 15,691.
Liubar Raion was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the urban-type settlement of Liubar. The raion covered an area of 757 square kilometres (292 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Liubar Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 26,032
Zviahel Raion is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Until 2022, it was known as Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion. Its administrative centre is located at Zviahel, Ukraine. The raion covers an area of 5,242.6 square kilometres (2,024.2 sq mi). Population: 164,972.
Khoroshiv Raion, until 2015 Volodarsk-Volynskyi Raion, was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Khoroshiv. The raion covered an area of 869.8 square kilometres (335.8 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Khoroshiv Raion was merged into Zhytomyr Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 33,828
Yemilchyne Raion was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Yemilchyne. The raion covered an area of 2,112 square kilometres (815 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Yemilchyne Raion was merged into Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 31,615
Polonne Raion was a raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Polonne. It was established in 1923. 1 city (Polonne), 1 urban-type settlement and 45 villages were located in Polonne Raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Polonne Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 42,649
The 8th Tank Army was one of ten Soviet tank armies. It was formed from the 52nd Army after the end of World War II. It was stationed around the city of Zhytomyr, in the western Ukrainian SSR, part of the Carpathian Military District. During the Cold War, the army was involved in the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Operation Whirlwind, and the crushing of the Prague Spring, Operation Danube. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the 8th Tank Army became the Ukrainian 8th Army Corps.
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Volyn Oblast is subdivided into districts (raions) which are subdivided into municipalities (hromadas).
Zhytomyr Oblast Football Federation is a football governing body in the region of Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. The federation is a member of the Ukrainian Football Federation.
Mykhailivka may refer to several places in Ukraine:
Football Club Zviahel is a Ukrainian football team from Zviahel. On 16 November 2022, the Ukrainian parliament has approved returning of the city's historical name and the club's name became coincidental with the city's name.