Khmelnytskyi Raion

Khmelnytskyi Raion Хмельницький район
Raion
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Coordinates: 49°31′06″N 26°58′27″E / 49.51833°N 26.97417°E / 49.51833; 26.97417Coordinates: 49°31′06″N 26°58′27″E / 49.51833°N 26.97417°E / 49.51833; 26.97417
Kintra	Ukraine
Region	Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Established	4 Januar 1965
Admeen. centre	Khmelnytskyi
Subdiveesions	Leet    — ceety cooncils    — settlement cooncils  — rural cooncils Number of localities:    — ceeties    — urban-teep settlements  — veelages    — rural settlements
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Kateryna Andriychuk[1] (PR)
Area
• Total	10,755 km2 (4,153 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	672,305
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index	31301—31364
Aurie code	+380 382
Website	http://khmeladmin.org.ua

Khmelnytskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Хмельницький район, [Khmel'nyts'kyi raion] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is ane o the 3 admeenistrative raions (a destrict) o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in wastren Ukraine. Its admeenistrative center is locatit in the ceety o Khmelnytskyi. Even tho the ceety o Khmelnytskyi is separate frae the raion's govrenment, it still serves as its admeenistrative center in addeetion tae its role as that o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast's admeenistrative center. Its population wis 53,686 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census^[1] an 52,906 as o 2012^[update].

The Khmelnytskyi Raion is locatit in the central pairt o the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, correspondin tae the modren-day boondars o the Volhynie an Podolie historical regions. Ane o the main rivers that runs throu the raion is the Soothren Bug. Geografically, the Khmelnytskyi Raion completely surroonds the Khmelnytskyi Ceety Municipality shapin a enclave.

The Khmelnytskyi Raion wis established on 4 Januar 1965 oot o a combination o veelage cooncils frae the Krasyliv Raion, Letychiv Raion, Yarmolyntsi Raion, Horodok Raion, an Volochysk Raions.^[2]

The Khmelnytskyi Raion is dividit in a wey that follaes the general admeenistrative scheme in Ukraine. Local govrenment is organisit alang a similar scheme nationwide an aw. Consequently, raions are subdividit intae cooncils, which are the prime level o admeenistrative diveesion in the kintra.

Each o the raion's urban localities admeenister their awn cooncils, aften conteenin a few ither veelages athin its jurisdiction. Housomeivver, anerly a haundful o landwart localities are organisit intae cooncils, which mey conteen a few veelages athin its jurisdiction an aw.

Accordinly, the Khmelnytskyi Raion is dividit intae:^[1]

• 1 dounsett cooncil—made up o the urban-teep dounset o Chornyi Ostriv
• 38 veelage cooncils

Oweraw, the raion haes a total o 78 populatit localities, consistin o ane urban-teep dounset, 76 veelages, an ane landwart dounset.^[1]

• "Main Page". Khmelnytskyi Raion State Administration (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 Januar 2013.