Volochysky Raion
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Volochysk Raion Волочи́ський район |
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| Region | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | ||
| Established | 1923 | ||
| Admin. center | Volochysk | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Governor | Leonid I. Shimansky | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,103 km2 (426 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 58,900 | ||
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal index | 31200-31274 | ||
| Area code | 380-3845 | ||
| Website | Volochysk District Council website | ||
Volochysk Raion (Ukrainian: Волочи́ський район) is a raion (administrative district) of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast. As of 2004, its population is 58,900, its area is 1,103 square kilometres, and the administrative center is Volochysk. The population of the Volochysky Raion (as of 2004) was 58,900.
Volochysk Raion is south of Teofipol Raion, west of Krasyliv Raion and Khmelnytskyi, north of Horodok Raion, and east of Ternopil Oblast.
The Buzhok, Grabarka, Zbruch, Sluch, Ushuka and other rivers flow through the district. The district is the source of the Southern Bug River (near the village Kholodets). There is a rail line through the district as well as the Uzhgorod-Ternopil-Kirovograd-Donetsk E50 highway. Two gas pipelines run through the district, Dashava-Kiev and Kiev-Western Ukraine.
There are more than 70 archaeological sites in the district. The sites include Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Bronze Age, Early Iron Age, Chernyakhov culture and Kievan Rus' settlements.
From 1923 to 1932 the district was part of the Proskuriv region, then from 1932 to 1937 it was part of the Vinnytsia region. Following that from 1937 to 1954 it was part of the Kamenets Podolsk region. Since 1954 it has been part of the Khmelnytskyi region.
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