Zhmerynka Raion

Zhmerynka Raion (Ukrainian: Жмеринський район) is one of the six raions (districts) of Vinnytsia Oblast, located in southwestern Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the city of Zhmerynka. Population: 158,913 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Zhmerynka Raion Жмеринський район
Raion
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Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Vinnytsia Oblast
Established	1923
Admin. center	Zhmerynka
Subdivisions	8 hromadas
Government
• Governor	Yuriy Tverdokhlib
Area [1]
• Total	3,150.6 km2 (1,216.5 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]
• Total	158,913
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	23100—23163
Area code	+380 4332
Website	http://zhmerynka-rda.gov.ua/

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Vinnytsia Oblast was reduced to six, and the area of Zhmerynka Raion was significantly expanded.^[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 32,552 (2020 est.).^[5]

Geography

Zhmerynka Raion it borders Khmelnytskyi region of Ukraine. The area of the district is 3140.1 km².^[6] Vinnytsia Raion is located on the Podilska upland. The relief of the district is an undulating plain, cut by river valleys, ravines, and gullies.^[7]

The climate is moderately continental. Winter is cool, summer is not hot. The average temperature in July is +20 °C, in January −5 °C. The maximum precipitation falls in the summer in the form of rain. The average annual amount is from 520 to 590 mm, changing from west to east.^[8]

The watershed between the Dniester and Southern Bug river basins runs through the Zhmerynka Raion.^[9][7][10]

Zhmerynka Raion is located in the forest-steppe natural zone. Among the trees in the forests, oaks and hornbeam dominate. Typical large mammals are elk, roe deer, wild boar, squirrels, beavers, hares and wolves.^[11] The soils are mostly lalfisol and typical chernozem. ^[12][11]

Communities of the district

Number of settlements 216. Number of cities ― 3. Zhmerynka Raion includes 8 territorial communities. It includes: urban ― Barska, Zhmerynska, Sharhorodska; settlement ― Kopaihorodska, rural ― Dzhurynska, Murafska, Severynivska and Stanislavchytska territorial communities..^[6]

Transport

Zhmerynka Raion is crossed by railways and highways. The largest transport hub is Zhmerynka, through which roads pass in the direction of Zhytomyr, Lviv, Dnipro. The district is crossed by Haisyn European route E583.^[13][14]

Bibliography

• Національний атлас України/НАН України, Інститут географії, Державна служба геодезії, картографії та кадастру; голов. ред. Л. Г. Руденко; голова ред. кол.Б.Є. Патон. — К.: ДНВП «Картографія», 2007. — 435 с. — 5 тис.прим. — ISBN 978-966-475-067-4.
• Географічна енциклопедія України : [у 3 т.] / редкол.: О. М. Маринич (відповід. ред.) та ін. — К., 1989—1993. — 33 000 екз. — ISBN 5-88500-015-8.

Villages

• Zamozhne