Ovruch Raion

Ovruch Raion (Ukrainian: Овруцький район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast in northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Ovruch. The raion covered an area of 3,222 square kilometres (1,244 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Ovruch Raion was merged into Korosten Raion.^[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 53,916 (2020 est.).^[3]

Ovruch Raion Овруцький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 51°19′18″N 28°48′50″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Zhytomyr Oblast
Disestablished	18 July 2020
Admin. center	Ovruch
Subdivisions	List   1 — city councils   1 — settlement councils  — rural councils Number of localities:   1 — cities   1 — urban-type settlements  — villages    — rural settlements
Area
• Total	3,222 km2 (1,244 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	53,916
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Area code	+380

See also

• Chernobyl disaster
• Chernobyl Exclusion Zone