Kalush Raion

Kalush Raion
Kalush Raion; Калуський район
	Raion
	Flag Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 49°3′39″N 24°23′15″E
Country	Ukraine
Region	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Established	1939
Admin. center	Kalush
Subdivisions	List — city councils; — settlement councils; — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; — cities; — urban-type settlements; — villages; — rural settlements;
Government
• Governor	John Zhyvackivsky
Area
• Total	647 km2 (250 sq mi)
Population
• Total	59,531
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	77300—77363
Area code	380-3472

Kalush Raion (Ukrainian: Калуський район) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province). Kalush is the administrative center of the raion. The city of Kalush itself is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 59,531 (2016 est.)[1].

The raion was formed on October 28, 1963. In 1972 part of the raion became incorporated into the Kalush municipality. The oldest settlements in the Raion are Stankiv (1158), Zaviy (13th century), Holyn' (1391), and Novytsia (14th century).

The leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, Stepan Bandera, was born in Staryi Uhryniv in Kalush Raion, on January 1, 1909.

Ivan Rubchak and the writer M. Kozonis were also born in Kalush Raion.

References

"Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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[ua2016estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.