Vinkivtsi Raion

Vinkivtsi Raion (Ukrainian: Віньковецький район, Vin'kovets'kyi raion) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Vinkivtsi. Its population was 31,058 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. 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 Vinkivtsi Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 22,740 (2020 est.)

Vinkivtsi Raion
Віньковецький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 49°01′59″N 27°14′01″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKhmelnytskyi Oblast
Established7 March 1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVinkivtsi
Subdivisions
List
  •   0 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 17 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      0 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 35 — villages
  •   0 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorAnatoliy Panasevych
Area
 • Total653 km2 (252 sq mi)
Elevation
, at Vinkivtsi
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 22,740
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
32500—32537
Area code+380 3846
Websitehttp://vin.km.ua
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