Zhovkva Raion (Ukrainian: Жо́вківський райо́н) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Zhovkva. 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 Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[1][2] The last estimate of the raion's population was 110,223 (2020 est.).[3]

Zhovkva Raion
Жовківський район
Flag of Zhovkva Raion
Coat of arms of Zhovkva Raion
Coordinates: 50°6′52″N 23°53′37″E / 50.11444°N 23.89361°E / 50.11444; 23.89361
Country Ukraine
RegionLviv Oblast
Established1940
Disestablished18 July 2020
Admin. centerZhovkva
Subdivisions
List
  •    — city councils
  •    — settlement councils
  •  — rural councils

  • Number of localities:
       — cities
  •    — urban-type settlements
  • 160 — villages
  •    — rural settlements
Area
 • Total1,295 km2 (500 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total110,223
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
80300—80383
Area code380-3252
Websitehttp://zhovkva.org.ua/ Zhovkva Raion

It was established in 1940.

At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas:[4]

Villages

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References

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  1. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Жовківська районна рада (состав до 2020 г.)" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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