Horokhiv Raion

Horokhiv Rayon
Horokhiv Rayon; Горохівський район
	Raion
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Region	Volyn Oblast
Established	January 20, 1940
Admin. center	Horokhiv
Subdivisions	List 2 — city councils; 2 — settlement councils; 36 — rural councils; ; ; Number of localities:; 2 — cities; 2 — urban-type settlements; 90 — villages; 0 — rural settlements;
Government
• Governor	Yaroslav Dovgopolov
Area
• Total	1,122 km2 (433 sq mi)
Population
• Total	52,081[1]
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index	457XX
Area code	380

Horokhiv Raion (Ukrainian: Горохівський район) is a raion in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Horokhiv. Population: 52,081 (2015 est.)[1]

It was created on January 20, 1940 on the former Polish territories that were annexed by the Soviet Union during World War II. The raion is based on the southern portion of the Horokhow county of Volhynia Voivodeship, while the northern portion was transformed into Lokachi Raion.

Populated places

Cities

Horokhiv (Горохів)
Berestechko (Берестечко)

Urban-type settlements

Mar'yanikva (Мар'янівка)
Senkevychivka (Сенкевичівка)

References

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

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[ua2015estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.