Yarmolyntsi Raion

Yarmolyntsi Raion
Ярмолинецький район
Raion
Flag of Yarmolyntsi Raion
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Coat of arms of Yarmolyntsi Raion
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Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 26°50′23″E / 49.19250°N 26.83972°E / 49.19250; 26.83972Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 26°50′23″E / 49.19250°N 26.83972°E / 49.19250; 26.83972
Country  Ukraine
Region Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Established March 7, 1923
Admin. center Yarmolyntsi
Subdivisions
Government
  Governor Valeriy Kadysh[1]
Area
  Total 898 km2 (347 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total Decrease 31,599
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 32100—32165
Area code +380 3843
Website http://yarmrda.com.ua

Yarmolyntsi Raion (Ukrainian: Ярмолинецький район, Yarmolynets'kyi raion) is one of the 20 administrative raions (a district) of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the urban-type settlement of Yarmolyntsi. Its population was 39,201 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 31,599 as of 2012.

Geography

The Yarmolyntsi Raion is located in the central part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Podolia historical region. Its total area constitutes 898 square kilometres (347 sq mi) and about 4.5 percent of the oblast's area.[3]

History

The Yarmolyntsi Raion was first established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.[2]

Administrative divisions

The Yarmolyntsi Raion is divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government is also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions are subdivided into councils, which are the prime level of administrative division in the country.

Each of the raion's urban localities administer their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities are organized into councils, which also may contain a few villages within its jurisdiction.

Accordingly, the Yarmolyntsi Raion is divided into:[2]

Overall, the raion has a total of 60 populated localities, consisting of one urban-type settlement, and 59 villages.[2]

References

  1. "Chief of the Yarmolyntsi Raion State Administration". Yarmolyntsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Yarmolyntsi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. "Historical background". Yarmolnytsi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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