Slavuta Raion ( uk, Славутський район) was a

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

Khmelnytskyi Oblast Khmelnytskyi Oblast ( uk, Хмельни́цька о́бласть, translit=Khmelnytska oblast; also referred to as Khmelnychchyna — uk, Хмельни́ччина) is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine covering portions of the histo ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. Its

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

was

Slavuta Slavuta (, russian: link=no, Славу́та, , ) is a city in Shepetivka Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) of western Ukraine, located on the Horyn River. The city is located approximately 80 km from the oblast capital, Khmelnytskyi, ...

which was incorporated separately as city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. It was established in 1923. 79 villages were located in Slavuta Raion. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Slavuta Raion was merged into

Shepetivka Raion Shepetivka Raion ( uk, Шепетівський район) is a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Shepetivka. Its population is On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was

Geography

Slavuta Raion was a part of

Volhynia Volhynia (also spelled Volynia) ( ; uk, Воли́нь, Volyn' pl, Wołyń, russian: Волы́нь, Volýnʹ, ), is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between south-eastern Poland, south-western Belarus, and western Ukraine. Th ...

. It was one out 20 Raions of

. It was a large raion and ranked as the 7th among the largest with respect to the total area (1 162 km² corresponding to 5.6% of the total area of

). Slavuta Raion was southeast of

Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of th ...

(

Ostroh Raion Ostroh Raion ( uk, Острозький район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Ostroh Ostroh ( uk, Остро́г; pl, Ostróg) is a historic city located in Rivne Oblast ( provi ...

, Hoshcha Raion and

Korets Raion Korets Raion ( uk, Корецький район) was a raion in Rivne Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Korets. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Rivne Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of th ...

), southwest of

Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast ( uk, Жито́мирська о́бласть, translit=Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna ( uk, Жито́мирщина}) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the obla ...

(

Novohrad-Volynskyi Raion Zviahel Raion ( uk, Звягельський район) is a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Zviahel. The raion covers an area of . Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the admi ...

and

Baranivka Raion Baranivka Raion ( uk, Баранівський район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country af ...

), northwest of

, and northeast of

Iziaslav Raion Iziaslav Raion ( uk, Ізяславський район) was a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Iziaslav. It was established in 1923. One city and ninety-one villages were located in Iziaslav Rai ...

. The

Horyn The Horyn or Haryn ( uk, Горинь ; be, Гарынь ; russian: Горы́нь; pl, Horyń) is a tributary of the Pripyat, which flows through Ukraine and Belarus. The Horyn is long, and has a drainage basin of .Korchyk, Tsvitoha and other rivers flowed through the district. There was a rail line through the district (

Shepetivka Shepetivka ( uk, Шепеті́вка; pl, Szepetówka) is a city located on the Huska River in Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Shepetivka is the administrative center of Shepetivka Raion (district). It hosts the administrati ...

—

Zdolbuniv Zdolbúniv ( uk, Здолбу́нів, russian: Здолбунов, pl, Zdołbunów) is a small city in the Rivne Raion of Rivne Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. Prior to the administrative reform of 2020, it was the administrative center ...

Subdivisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s: *

Berezdiv rural hromada Berezdiv ( uk, Берездів; pl, Berezdów) is a village in Shepetivka Raion (district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berezdiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population o ...

with the administration in the selo of Berezdiv; *

Hannopil rural hromada Hannopil ( uk, Ганнопіль) is a village located in Shepetivka Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hannopil rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Landmarks include the graves of The Maggid of Me ...

with the administration in the selo of

Hannopil Hannopil ( uk, Ганнопіль) is a village located in Shepetivka Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hannopil rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Landmarks include the graves of The Maggid of M ...

; * Krupets rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Krupets; * Ulashanivka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Ulashanivka.

History

From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of Shepetivka region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of the

Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...

. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of

. Finally Slavuta Raion was formed September 23, 1959.

References

External links

www.slavuta-rda.com/
* {{Authority control Former raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast States and territories established in 1923 1923 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform