Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast

Zolochiv Raion (Ukrainian: Золочівський район) is a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.[2] Its administrative center is the city of Zolochiv. Population: 160,664 (2021 est.)[1].

Zolochiv Raion
Золочівський район
Coordinates: 49°47′28″N 24°47′38″E
Country Ukraine
RegionLviv Oblast
Established1939
Admin. centerZolochiv
Subdivisions7 hromadas
Area
  Total1,097 km2 (424 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total160,664
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
80700—80762
Area code380-3265
WebsiteZolochiv Raion

It was established in 1939.

On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, and the area of Zolochiv Raion was significantly expanded. Two abolished raions, Brody and Busk Raions, were merged into Zolochiv Raion.[3][4] The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was 68,394 (2020 est.)[5]

Subdivisions

Before 2020

Zolochiv Raion in Lviv Oblast before 2020

After 2020

After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 7 hromadas:[4]

  • Brody urban hromada with the administration in the city of Brody, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Busk urban hromada with the administration in the city of Busk, transferred from Busk Raion;[7]
  • Krasne settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Krasne, transferred from Busk Raion;[7]
  • Pidkamin settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Pidkamin, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Zabolottsi rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Zabolottsi, transferred from Brody Raion;[6]
  • Zolochiv urban hromada with the administration in the city of Zolochiv, retained from Zolochiv Raion.

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