Horodok Raion (, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of

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in western

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. Its

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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

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historical region. It was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the

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Subdivisions

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two

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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

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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 Population: History Known in historical documents since 1404, ...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.

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was also organized along a similar scheme nationwide. Consequently, raions were subdivided into

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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

* 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

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Places of interest

* Sataniv Castle

References

External links

* * {{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