Kovel Raion
Kovel Raion (Ukrainian: Ковельський район) is a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Kovel. Population: 268,082 (2021 est.)[2]
Kovel Raion
Ковельський район | |
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| Coordinates: 51°09′00″N 24°48′00″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region |  Volyn Oblast |
| Established | 1939 |
| Admin. center | Kovel |
| Subdivisions | 23 hromadas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,647.9 km2 (2,952.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 268,082 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | 380-3352 |
| Website | http://www.koveladm.gov.ua/ Kovelskyi Raion |
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Volyn Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Kovel Raion was significantly expanded. [3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 40,395 (2020 est.)[5]
References
- https://www.minregion.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/atlas_novogo_atu_2020.pdf
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "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 (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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