Turka Raion (Ukrainian: Турківський район) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Turka. 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 48,933 (2020 est.).[3]
Turka Raion
Турківський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°5′26″N 23°0′57″E / 49.09056°N 23.01583°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Lviv Oblast |
| Established | 1939 |
| Disestablished | 18 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Turka |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,193 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 48,933 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal index | 82500—82566 |
| Area code | 380-3269 |
| Website | http://trda.lv.ukrtel.net |
It was established in 1939.
At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas:[4]
- Borynia settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Borynia;
- Turka urban hromada with the administration in Turka.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Турківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
External links
edit- trda.lv.ukrtel.net (in Ukrainian)