Zhytomyr Raion
Zhytomyr Raion (Ukrainian: Житомирський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zhytomyr. The raion covers an area of 1,441 square kilometres (556 sq mi). Population: 606,433 (2022 estimate).
Zhytomyr Raion
Житомирський район | |
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| Coordinates: 50°12′17″N 28°38′55″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Admin. center | Zhytomyr |
| Subdivisions | 31 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,441 km2 (556 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 606,433 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Zhytomyr Raion was significantly expanded. Before the expansion, the area of the raion was 865.2 square kilometres (334.1 sq mi). The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 72,213 (2020 est.).
In 1928-39 the raion was known as Troianiv Raion centered in a town of Troianiv (today a small village).
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