Berezhanskyi Raion
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| Berezhanskyi Raion Бережанський район |
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| Country: | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast: | Ternopil Oblast | ||
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| Area: | 661 km² | ||
| Population: — Total: — Density |
44,447 67.29 p/km² |
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| Area code: | 380-XXXX | ||
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| Center: | Berezhany | ||
| Cities: | 1 | ||
| Towns: | 0 | ||
| Villages: | 56 | ||
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| Governor: | Roman Konstiantynovych Vysotskyi | ||
| Website: | Verkhovna Rada website | ||
Berezhanskyi Raion (Ukrainian: Бережанський район) is a raion (district) in the westernmost corner of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, area traditionally known as Halychyna (Galicia). The administrative center is the city of Berezhany. Some 50 km away from Ternopil and ca 80 km away from Lviv. The river Zolota Lypa, Dniester tributary crosses the district from the north to the south. River forms a large lake north of Berezhany.
Population of the district is 44,447 inhabitants. Territory covers 661 km². Theare 56 villages and 1 town (Berezhany) in the district.
There are following villages in the district (Ukrainian and Polish / Russian spellings are given):
Villages are ranked after size
- Narayiv (Narajow / Narayev) - 1.799 inhabitants (river Narayivka flows through the village)
- Shybalyn (Szybalyn / Shibalin) - 1.359 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1451)
- Zhukiv (Zukow / Zhukov) - 929 inhabitants
- Verbiv (Werbow / Verbov) - 865 inhabitants
- Vilkhovets (Olchowiec / Olkhovets) - 765 inhabitants
- Bozhykiv (Bozykow / Bozhykov) - 670 inhabitants (village was known as Kvitkove in Soviet time)
- Bishche (Biszcze) - 547 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1086)
- Rybnyky (Rybniki / Ribniki) - 323 inhabitants
- Pidvysoke (Podwysokie / Podvysokoye) - 317 inhabitants
- Baranivka (Baranowka / Baranovka) - 250 inhabitants
- Pavliv (Pawlow / Pavlov) - 191 inhabitants (first mention dates to 1488)
- Baznykivka (Baznikowka / Baznikovka) - 116 inhabitants (first historical mention dates to 1731)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Verkhovna Rada website — Berezhanskyi Raion
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