Vyzhnytsia Raion (Ukrainian: Вижницький район) is an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast, located in the historical region of Bukovina, in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. The region has an area of 1,896 square kilometres (732 sq mi) and centers on the city of Vyzhnytsia. Population: 89,606 (2022 estimate).[1]

Vyzhnytsia Raion
Вижницький район
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Coat of arms of Vyzhnytsia Raion
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Location of Vyzhnytsia Raion
Coordinates: 48°11′14″N 25°20′16″E / 48.18722°N 25.33778°E / 48.18722; 25.33778
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast
Established1940
Admin. centerVyzhnytsia
Subdivisions9 hromadas
Area
 • Total
1,896 km2 (732 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
89,606
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
592xx
Area code380 3730
Websitehttp://vdc.cv.ua

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 was 55,095 (2020 est.).[4]

Subdivisions

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Current

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After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 9 hromadas:[3]

Before 2020

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Vyzhnytsia Raion in Chernivtsi Oblast (1966-2020)

Before the 2020 reform, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[7]

  • Banyliv rural hromada with the administration in Banyliv;
  • Berehomet settlement hromada with the administration in Berehomet;
  • Vashkivtsi urban hromada with the administration in Vashkivtsi;
  • Vyzhnytsia urban hromada with the administration in Vyzhnytsia.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. ^ a b "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Кіцманська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  6. ^ a b c d "Путильська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  7. ^ "Вижницька районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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