Shepetivka Raion
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Shepetivka Raion Шепетівський район |
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Region | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | ||
| Established | 1923 | ||
| Admin. center | Shepetivka | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Mykola S. Kovalchuk | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,160 km2 (450 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 35,253 | ||
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 30410—30457 | ||
| Area code | 380-3840 | ||
| Website | www |
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Shepetivka Raion (Ukrainian: Шепетівський район) is a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center is Shepetivka. Its population is 35 253 inhabitants (January 1, 2011).
It was established in 1923. 1 city (Shepetivka — city of regional significance), 1 urban-type settlement (Hrytsiv) and 68 villages are located in Shepetivka Raion.
Shepetivka Region is a part of Volhynia. It is one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It is a large Raion and ranks as the 8th among the largest with respect to the total area (1 160 km² corresponding to 5.6% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast).
Shepetivka Raion is southeast of Slavuta Raion, southwest of Zhytomyr Oblast (Baranivka Raion), west of Polonne Raion, north of Starokostiantyniv Raion, and east of Iziaslav Raion. The Homora, Korchyk, Tsvitoha, Smilka and other rivers flow through the district. There is a rail lines through the districts (Shepetivka—Slavuta—Zdolbuniv), Shepetivka—Iziaslav—Ternopil, Shepetivka—Starokostiantyniv, Shepetivka—Polonne and Shepetivka—Novohrad-Volynskyi.
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