Kovel Raion ( uk, Ковельський район) is a
raion in
Volyn Oblast in western
Ukraine. Its
administrative center is
Kovel
Kovel (, ; pl, Kowel; yi, קאוולע / קאוולי ) is a city in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district). Population:
Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runi ...
. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Volyn Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Kovel Raion was significantly expanded.
The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was
Notable people
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Dmitry Abramovich (1873—1955), Soviet historian and writer
See also
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Administrative divisions of Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast is subdivided into districts (''raions'') which are subdivided into territorial communities (''hromadas'').
Current
On 18 July 2020, the number of districts was reduced to four. These are:
# Kamin-Kashyrskyi (Камінь-Кашир ...
References
External links
koveladm.gov.ua
Raions of Volyn Oblast
1939 establishments in Ukraine
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