Khmelnytskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Хмельницький район, romanizedKhmel'nyts'kyi raion) is one of the three administrative raions (districts) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Khmelnytskyi. Population: 672,305 (2022 estimate).[2]

Khmelnytskyi Raion
Хмельницький район
Flag of Khmelnytskyi Raion
Coat of arms of Khmelnytskyi Raion
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Location of Khmelnytskyi Raion
Coordinates: 49°31′06″N 26°58′27″E / 49.51833°N 26.97417°E / 49.51833; 26.97417
Country Ukraine
OblastKhmelnytskyi Oblast
EstablishedJanuary 4, 1965
Admin. centerKhmelnytskyi
Subdivisions27 hromadas
Government
 • GovernorKateryna Andriychuk[1] (PR)
Area
 • Total10,755 km2 (4,153 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total672,305
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
31301—31364
Area code+380 382
Websitehttp://khmeladmin.org.ua

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Khmelnytskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Ten abolished raions, Derazhnia, Horodok, Krasyliv, Letychiv, Stara Syniava, Starokostiantyniv, Teofipol, Vinkivtsi, Volochysk, and Yarmolyntsi Raions, as well as the cities of Khmelnytskyi and Starokostiantyniv, which were previously incorporated as a cities of oblast significance and did not belong to the corresponding raions, were merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.[3][4] Its population was 53,686 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 52,955 (2020 est.).[5]

Geography

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Khmelnytskyi Raion is located in the central part of 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. Geographically, formerly Khmelnytskyi Raion completely surrounded Khmelnytskyi City Municipality forming an enclave.

Subdivisions

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Current

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After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 27 hromadas:[4]

Before 2020

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Khmelnytskyi Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (1966-2020)

Khmelnytskyi 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 were subdivided into councils, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, Khmelnytskyi Raion was divided into:[1]

  • 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of Chornyi Ostriv
  • 38 village councils

Overall, before 2020 the raion had a total of 78 populated localities, consisting of one urban-type settlement, 76 villages, and one rural settlement.[1]

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[17]

  • Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada with the administration in Chornyi Ostriv;
  • Hvardiiske rural hromada with the administration in Hvardiiske;
  • Lisovi Hrynivtsi rural hromada with the administration in Lisovi Hrynivtsi;
  • Rozsosha rural hromada with the administration in Rozsosha.

History

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Khmelnytskyi Raion was established on January 4, 1965, out of a combination of village councils from Krasyliv Raion, Letychiv Raion, Yarmolyntsi Raion, Horodok Raion, and Volochysk Raions.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Krasyliv Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 7 January 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ a b "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Красилівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  7. ^ a b "Деражнянська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  8. ^ a b "Городоцька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  9. ^ "Хмельницкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  10. ^ a b "Летичівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  11. ^ a b c "Старокостянтинівська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  12. ^ a b c "Волочиська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  13. ^ a b "Ярмолинецька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  14. ^ "Старосинявська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  15. ^ "Теофіпольська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  16. ^ a b "Віньковецька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  17. ^ "Хмельницька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  18. ^ "Information card about the district". Official website of the Khmelnytskyi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
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  • "Main Page". Khmelnytskyi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 January 2013.