Zhydachiv Raion ( uk, Жидачівський 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 c ...
in
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...
in western
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 inva ...
. 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 city of
Zhydachiv
Zhydachiv ( uk, Жидачів) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhydachiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by the Zhydachivska city c ...
. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Zhydachiv Raion was merged into
Stryi Raion
Stryi Raion ( uk, Стрийський район) is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi. Population: .
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Obl ...
. The last estimate of the raion population was .
It was established in 1939.
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:
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Hnizdychiv settlement hromada
Hnizdychiv ( uk, Гніздичів) is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It lies on the right bank of the Stryi River, south of Zhydachiv. Hnizdychiv hosts the administration of Hnizdychiv settlement hromada, one o ...
with the administration in the
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
of
Hnizdychiv
Hnizdychiv ( uk, Гніздичів) is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It lies on the right bank of the Stryi River, south of Zhydachiv. Hnizdychiv hosts the administration of Hnizdychiv settlement hromada, one o ...
;
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Khodoriv urban hromada
Khodoriv ( uk, Ходорів; pl, Chodorów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khodoriv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately .
The city was fi ...
with the administration in the city of
Khodoriv
Khodoriv ( uk, Ходорів; pl, Chodorów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khodoriv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately .
The city was fi ...
;
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Zhuravne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of
Zhuravne
Zhuravne ( uk, Журавне; pl, Żurawno; yi, זשיראוונע, ''Zhirovne'') is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhuravne settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of U ...
;
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Zhydachiv urban hromada with the administration in Zhydachiv.
Settlements
;Cities:
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Khodoriv
Khodoriv ( uk, Ходорів; pl, Chodorów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khodoriv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately .
The city was fi ...
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Zhydachiv
Zhydachiv ( uk, Жидачів) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhydachiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by the Zhydachivska city c ...
Urban-type settlements:
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Hnizdychiv
Hnizdychiv ( uk, Гніздичів) is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It lies on the right bank of the Stryi River, south of Zhydachiv. Hnizdychiv hosts the administration of Hnizdychiv settlement hromada, one o ...
*
Novi Strilyshcha
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Zhuravne
Zhuravne ( uk, Журавне; pl, Żurawno; yi, זשיראוונע, ''Zhirovne'') is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhuravne settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of U ...
Villages (some):
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Makhlynets
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Oblaznytsia
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See also
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Administrative divisions of Lviv Oblast Lviv 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 seven. These are:
# Chervonohrad (Червоноградськи ...
References
External links
gska2.rada.gov.ua
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Former raions of Lviv Oblast
1939 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform