Subdivision of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Khmelnytskyi Raion (Ukrainian :Хмельницький район ,romanized : Khmel'nyts'kyi raion raions (districts) ofKhmelnytskyi Oblast in westernUkraine . Itsadministrative center is the city ofKhmelnytskyi . Population:672,305 (2022 estimate). [ 2]
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 , andYarmolyntsi Raions , as well as the cities of Khmelnytskyi andStarokostiantyniv , which were previously incorporated as acities of oblast significance and did not belong to the corresponding raions, were merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion.[ 3] [ 4] 2001 Ukrainian Census .[ 1] 52,955 (2020 est.). [ 5]
Khmelnytskyi Raion is located in the central part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of theVolhynia andPodolia historical regions. One of the main rivers that runs through the raion is theSouthern Bug . Geographically, formerly Khmelnytskyi Raion completely surrounded Khmelnytskyi City Municipality forming an enclave.
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 27hromadas :[ 4]
Antoniny settlement hromada with the administration in therural settlement ofAntoniny , transferred from Krasyliv Raion;[ 6] Chornyi Ostriv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofChornyi Ostriv , retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;Derazhnia urban hromada with the administration in the city ofDerazhnia , transferred from Derazhnia Raion;[ 7] Horodok urban hromada with the administration in the city ofHorodok , transferred from Horodok Raion;[ 8] Hvardiiske rural hromada with the administration in theselo ofHvardiiske , retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;Khmelnytskyi urban hromada with the administration in the city ofKhmelnytskyi , transferred from the city of oblast significance of Khmelnytskyi;[ 9] Krasyliv urban hromada with the administration in the city ofKrasyliv , transferred from Krasyliv Raion;[ 6] Letychiv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofLetychiv , transferred from Letychiv Raion;[ 10] Lisovi Hrynivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofLisovi Hrynivtsi , retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;Medzhybizh settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofMedzhybizh , transferred from Letychiv Raion;[ 10] Myroliubne rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofMyroliubne , transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion;[ 11] Narkevychi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofNarkevychi , transferred from Volochysk Raion;[ 12] Rozsosha rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofRozsosha , retained from Khmelnytskyi Raion;Sataniv settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofSataniv , transferred from Horodok Raion;[ 8] Shchyborivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofShchyborivka , transferred from Krasyliv Raion;[ 6] Solobkivtsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofSolobkivtsi , transferred from Yarmolyntsi Raion;[ 13] Stara Syniava settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofStara Syniava , transferred from Stara Syniava Raion;[ 14] Starokostiantyniv urban hromada with the administration in the city ofStarokostiantyniv , transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion and the city of oblast significance of Starokostiantyniv;[ 11] Staryi Ostropil rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofStaryi Ostropil , transferred from Starokostiantyniv Raion;[ 11] Teofipol settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofTeofipol , transferred from Teofipol Raion;[ 15] Viitivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofViitivtsi , transferred from Volochysk Raion;[ 12] Vinkivtsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofVinkivtsi , transferred from Vinkivtsi Raion;[ 16] Volochysk urban hromada with the administration in the city ofVolochysk , transferred from Volochysk Raion;[ 12] Vovkovyntsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofVovkovyntsi , transferred from Derazhnia Raion;[ 7] Yarmolyntsi settlement hromada with the administration in the rural settlement ofYarmolyntsi , transferred from Yarmolyntsi Raion;[ 13] Zasluchne rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofZasluchne , transferred from Krasyliv Raion;[ 6] Zinkiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo ofZinkiv , transferred from Vinkivtsi Raion.[ 16] Khmelnytskyi Raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast(1966-2020) Khmelnytskyi Raion is divided in a way that follows thegeneral administrative scheme in Ukraine.Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided intocouncils , which were the prime level of administrative division in the country.
Each of the raion'surban 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 ofChornyi 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 onerural 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. Khmelnytskyi Raion was established on January 4, 1965, out of a combination of village councils fromKrasyliv Raion ,Letychiv Raion ,Yarmolyntsi Raion ,Horodok Raion , andVolochysk Raions .[ 18]
"Main Page" .Khmelnytskyi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved7 January 2013 .
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