Horodok Raion (, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a
''district'') of
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast (), also known as Khmelnychchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine covering portions of the historical regions of western Podolia and southern Volhynia. The Capital (political) ...
in western
Ukraine
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. Its
administrative center
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was located in the city of
Horodok. Its population was 58,348 as of the
2001 Ukrainian Census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.[Khmelnytskyi Raion
Khmelnytskyi Raion () is one of the three administrative raions (districts) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Khmelnytskyi. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of ...]
. The last estimate of the raion population was
History
Horodok Raion was located in the southwestern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the
Podolia
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Podolia is bordered by the Dniester River and Boh River. It features ...
historical region. It was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
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.
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Subdivisions
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromada
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s:
* Horodok urban hromada with the administration in Horodok;
* Sataniv settlement hromada
Sataniv (; ; ; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sataniv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
His ...
with the administration in the urban-type settlement
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of Sataniv
Sataniv (; ; ; ) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sataniv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
Known in historical documents since 1404, ...
.
Horodok Raion was divided in a way that follows the general administrative scheme in Ukraine. Local government
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into council
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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 Horodok Raion was divided into:[
* 1 city council—made up of the city of Horodok (administrative center)
* 1 settlement council—made up of the urban-type settlement of ]Sataniv
Sataniv (; ; ; ) is a rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sataniv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
Known in historical documents since 1404, ...
* 29 village councils
Overall, the raion had a total of 74 populated localities, consisting of one city, one urban-type settlement, 71 villages, and one rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
.[
]
Places of interest
* Sataniv Castle
References
External links
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Former raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast
States and territories established in 1923
1923 establishments in Ukraine
Ukrainian raions abolished during the 2020 administrative reform