Volochysk Raion

Volochysk Raion (Ukrainian: Волочи́ський район) was a raion (administrative district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Its area was 1,103 square kilometres, and the administrative center was Volochysk. 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 Volochysk Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was 48,875 (2020 est.)

Volochysk Raion
Волочи́ський район
Raion
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Coordinates: 49°33′11″N 26°25′07″E
Country Ukraine
RegionKhmelnytskyi Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerVolochysk
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   2 — settlement councils
  • 40 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   2 — urban-type settlements
  • 85 — villages
  •   0 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorPaziuk Serhii Mykolaiovych
Area
 • Total1,103 km2 (426 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total48,875
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
31200-31274
Area code380-3845
WebsiteVolochysk District Council website
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