Horokhiv Raion ( uk, Горохівський 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 ...

Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town ...

western Ukraine Western Ukraine or West Ukraine ( uk, Західна Україна, Zakhidna Ukraina or , ) is the territory of Ukraine linked to the former Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austria ...

. 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 is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

was the town of Horokhiv. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into

Lutsk Raion Lutsk Raion ( uk, Луцький район) is a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Lutsk. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Vol ...

on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Volyn Oblast to four. The last estimate of the raion population was It was created on January 20, 1940 on the former Polish territories that were annexed by the Soviet Union during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. The raion is based on the southern portion of the Horokhow county of Volhynia Voivodeship, while the northern portion was transformed into

Lokachi Raion Lokachi Raion ( uk, Локачинський район) was a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Lokachi. The raion was abolished and its territory was merged into Volodymyr-Volyn ...

Populated places

Cities

* Horokhiv (Горохів) *

Berestechko Berestechko ( uk, Берестечко) is a town in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the Styr River. Population: History Berestechko received Magdeburg rights in 1547. Around the same era, Socinian communities were activ ...

(Берестечко)

Urban-type settlements

* Mar'yanikva (Мар'янівка) *

Senkevychivka Senkevychivka ( uk, Сенкевичівка; pl, Sienkiewiczówka) is an urban-type settlement in Lutsk Raion, Volyn Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the south of the oblast, about southwest of the city of Lutsk. Population: Economy ...

(Сенкевичівка)

Villages

* Halychany (Галичани)

References

Former raions of Volyn Oblast 1940 establishments in Ukraine Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform {{Volyn-geo-stub