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Polonne Raion

Coordinates: 50°04′25″N 27°26′56″E / 50.07361°N 27.44889°E / 50.07361; 27.44889
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Polonne Raion
Полонський район
Raion
Flag of Polonne Raion
Flag
Coat of arms of Polonne Raion
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 50°04′25″N 27°26′56″E / 50.07361°N 27.44889°E / 50.07361; 27.44889
Country Ukraine
RegionKhmelnytskyi Oblast
Established1923
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerPolonne
Subdivisions
List
  •   1 — city councils
  •   1 — settlement councils
  • 17 — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
      1 — cities
  •   1 — urban-type settlements
  • 44 — villages
  •   1 — rural settlements
Government
 • GovernorAlexander M. Dekhtyaruk
Area
 • Total
866 km2 (334 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
42,649
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
30500—30545
Area code380-3843
Websitepoladm.gov.ua

Polonne Raion (Ukrainian: Полонський район) was a raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Polonne. It was established in 1923. 1 city (Polonne), 1 urban-type settlement and 45 villages were located in Polonne Raion. 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 Polonne Raion was merged into Shepetivka Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 42,649 (2020 est.)[3]

Geography

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Saint Prince Alexander Nevskyi Nunnery in Cherniivka.

Polonne Raion was a part of Volhynia. It was one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. This was a small raion, it occupied 15th place among the districts of the region (866 km² corresponds to 4,2% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).

Polonne Raion was east of Shepetivka Raion, north of Starokostiantyniv Raion, west and south-west of Zhytomyr Oblast (Liubar Raion, Romaniv Raion and Baranivka Raion). The Sluch, Homora, Derevychka, Smilka and other rivers flowed through the district. There was a rail line through the district (Shepetivka—Polonne—Berdychiv).

Subdivisions

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At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4]

History

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From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of Vinnytsia Oblast. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Finally Polonne Raion was formed December 8, 1966.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Полонська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  5. ^ Адміністративно-територіяльний поділ Заславщини наприкінці XVIII – початку ХХІ ст. (in Ukrainian)
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