Ruzhyn Raion (Ukrainian: Ружинський район) was a raion (district) of Zhytomyr Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at Ruzhyn. The raion covered an area of 1,002 square kilometres (387 sq mi). The raion was abolished on 19 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Zhytomyr Oblast to four. The area of Ruzhyn Raion was merged into Berdychiv Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion population was 25,520 (2020 est.)[3]
Ruzhyn Raion
Ружинський район | |
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| Coordinates: 49°43′24″N 29°13′38″E / 49.72333°N 29.22722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Zhytomyr Oblast |
| Disestablished | 19 July 2020 |
| Admin. center | Ruzhyn |
| Subdivisions | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 1,002 km2 (387 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total |  25,520 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 |
References
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.
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