Vyzhnytsia Raion Вижницький район | |
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| Coordinates:48°11′14″N25°20′16″E / 48.18722°N 25.33778°E /48.18722; 25.33778 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Established | 1940 |
| Admin. center | Vyzhnytsia |
| Subdivisions | 9 hromadas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,896 km2 (732 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 89,606 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 592xx |
| Area code | 380 3730 |
| Website | http://vdc.cv.ua |
Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian:Вижницький район) is an administrativeraion (district) in the southern part ofChernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region ofBukovina, in westernUkraine, on theRomanian border. The region has an area of 1,896 square kilometres (732 sq mi) and centers on the city ofVyzhnytsia. Population:89,606 (2022 estimate).[1]
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast was reduced to three, and the area of Vyzhnytsia Raion was significantly expanded. One abolished raion,Putyla Raion, and a part of one more abolished raion,Kitsman Raion, were merged into Vyzhnytsia Raion.[2][3] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was55,095 (2020 est.).[4]
After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9hromadas:[3]
Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[7]