Storozhynets Raion

Storozhynets Raion
Сторожинецький район (Ukrainian)
Raionul Storojineţ (Romanian)
Raion
Flag of Storozhynets Raion
Flag		Coat of arms of Storozhynets Raion
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Region Chernivtsi Oblast
Established 1940
Admin. center Storozhynets
Subdivisions
Government
 • Governor N/A
Area
 • Total 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 95,295
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal index 604XX
Area code 380-3735X
Website [?]

Storozhynets Raion (Ukrainian: Сторожинецький район, Romanian: Raionul Storojineţ) is a raion (administrative district) in Chernivtsi Oblast, (province) in the southwest of Ukraine, administrative center is Storozhynets. It borders with Romania from south, Vyzhnytsia Raion from west, Kitsman Raion from north, municipality of Chernivtsi and Hlyboka Raion from east.

According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the raion's population was 95,295. The ethnic composition of the district's population as reported by the census: 56,786 Ukrainians, 35,095 Romanians, 1,367 Russians, 307 Moldovans, and 1,740 other.

The Romanian population is concentrated in the south of the raion, especially around the town of Krasnoilsk (Romanian: Crasna).

The raion has 1 city (Storozhynets), 1 town (Krasnoilsk), 24 communes (selsoviets) and 13 villages attached to communes. These villages are listed in below:[1]

References

  1. ↑ ro:Raionul Storojineț Romanian article of Storozhynets Raion


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