Stara Syniava Raion ( uk, Старосинявський район, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of

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 ...

in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of

Stara Syniava Stara Syniava ( uk, Стара Синява; russian: Ста́рая Синя́ва) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Stara Syniava settlement hromada, one of the hr ...

. Its population was 24,985 in

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

. 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 Stara Syniava Raion was merged into

Khmelnytskyi Raion Khmelnytskyi Raion ( uk, Хмельницький район, ) is one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Khmelnytskyi. Its populati ...

. The last estimate of the raion population was

Geography

Stara Syniava Raion was located in the eastern part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Volhynia and Podolia historical regions.

History

It was first established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Subdivisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of one

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, Stara Syniava settlement hromada with the administration in Stara Syniava. Stara Syniava Raion was divided in a way that followed the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into

council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

s, which were the prime level of administrative division in the country. Each of the raion's urban localities administered their own councils, often containing a few other villages within its jurisdiction. However, only a handful of rural localities were organized into councils, which also might contain a few villages within its jurisdiction. Accordingly, the Stara Syniava Raion was divided into: * 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of

(administrative center) * 16 village councils Overall, the raion had a total of 45 populated localities, consisting of one urban-type settlement, and 44 villages.

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* {{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