Chemerivtsi Raion

Chemerivtsi Raion (Ukrainian: Чемеровецький район, [Chemerovets'kyi raion] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is ane o the 20 admeenistrative raions (a destrict) o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in wastren Ukraine. Its admeenistrative center is locatit in the urban-teep dounset o Chemerivtsi. Its population wis 51,009 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census^[1] an 42,722 in 2012.

Chemerivtsi Raion Чемеровецький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 48°58′35″N 26°22′16″E
Kintra	Ukraine
Region	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Established	March 7, 1923
Disestablished	2020
Admeen. centre	Chemerivtsi
Subdiveesions	Leet   0 — ceety cooncils   2 — settlement cooncils 33 — rural cooncils Number of localities:   0 — ceeties   2 — urban-teep settlements 68 — veelages   0 — rural settlements
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Volodymyr Svizhyi[1] (PR)
Area
• Total	930 km2 (360 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	42,722
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	31600—31666
Aurie code	+380 3859
Website	chem-rda.inf.ua

Geografie

The Chemerivtsi Raion is locatit in the soothwastren pairt o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast,^[2] in the modren-day boondars o the Podolie historical region. Its total aurie constitutes 930 square kilometre (360 sq mi).^[1] Tae its wast, the raion borders upon the neebourin Ternopil Oblast.

History

The Chemerivtsi Raion wis first established on 7 Mairch 1923 as pairt o a full-scale admeenistrative reorganization o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic,^[1] frae the umwhile territories o Vilkhivtsi an Berezhany volosts (a umwhile admeenistrative diveesion roughly equivalent tae that o a modren raion).^[2]

Admeenistrative diveesions

Relatit page: Admeenistrative diveesions o Khmelnytskyi Oblast

The Chemerivtsi Raion is dividit in a wey that follaes the general admeenistrative scheme in Ukraine. Local govrenment is organisit alang a similar scheme naitionwide an aw. Consequently, raions are subdividit intae cooncils, which are the prime level o admeenistrative diveesion in the kintra.

Each o the raion's urban localities admeenister their awn cooncils, aften conteenin a few ither veelages athin its jurisdiction. Housomeivver, anerly a handful o landwart localities are organisit intae cooncils, which mey conteen a few veelages athin its jurisdiction an aw.

Accordinly, the Chemerivtsi Raion is dividit intae:^[1]

• 2 dounset cooncils—made up o the urban-teep dounsets o Chemerivtsi (admeenistrative center) an Zakupne
• 33 veelage cooncils

Oweraw, the raion haes a total o 70 populatit localities, consistin o twa urban-teep dounsets, an 68 veelages.^[1]